Federal Workers Concerned Workplace Robots Are Monitoring Employees

A federal government project that has put robots in workplaces has some public servants asking questions. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) confirmed in an email to The Epoch Times the department is using robotic devices to “test air quality, ambient noise, lighting, temperature, space occupancy, and utilization of the spaces.” However, Bruce Roy, president of the Government Services Union, says he doesn’t think that’s the whole story. “We feel that the robots are just a, not a dishonest way, but it’s a way to just for them to figure out who’s actually in the office,” Mr. Roy told The Epoch Times in a phone interview....