Benevolent dictator Zuck will give Meta staff 30-minute breaks from keylogging privacy assault

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that employees will receive 30-minute breaks from the company's keylogging surveillance system, which monitors staff activity to train artificial intelligence. The policy change comes as Meta teaches AI to use computers by collecting and analyzing employee keystrokes and other digital behavior.

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