Watchdog warning | 'Neurotech' could be used to track workers' brain data, report says

Employers could adopt new neurotechnology to monitor workers’ attention and focus in the workplace and identify ‘desirable patterns of behaviour’ among job candidates, a watchdog has said.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a report stating that HR departments may soon have their hands full with the task of processing ‘neurodata’ - a task which will be fraught with legal issues such as GDPR, and ethical concerns such as power imbalances in the employer-employee relationship.