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By now, most employees are generally aware that their employers can access their emails, monitor web usage, and otherwise track some of their activities performed on the company’s computer network. Few people probably realize how close the next level of computerized scrutiny may be.
On December 27, 2007, the U.S. Patent office published a June 27, 2007 patent application filed by Microsoft that describes a system of components that would use various "physiological or environmental sensors to detect at least one of heart rate, galvanic skin response, EMG, brain signals, respiration rate, body temperature, movement, facial movements, facial expressions, and blood pressure.”
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