Employers Are Using Your Personal Data to Figure Out the Lowest Salary You’ll Accept
Employers are increasingly using “surveillance wages,” systems that analyze personal data—such as financial vulnerability and social media—to determine the lowest salary a worker is likely to accept, rather than basing pay on performance or seniority. This algorithm-driven wage setting is employed in various industries and can lead to discriminatory pay practices by targeting economically vulnerable workers, raising concerns among labor advocates and prompting legislative efforts to regulate such practices.
