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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th November 2017

Dilbert//10440, first published nine years ago on Tuesday 14th November 2017

Watch That Monitors Health


Tags

health, wearable tech, fitbit, fitness, monitor, surveillance


Official transcript

Boss: Our new product is a watch that monitors every aspect of your health. Wearing the watch is mandatory for all employees. Your data will automatically stream to our cloud storage. Voice: Because you care about our health? Boss: Sure. We'll go with that.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

OUR NEW PRODUCT IS A WATCH THAT MONITORS EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR HEALTH.

WEARING THE WATCH IS MANDATORY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. YOUR DATA WILL AUTOMATICALLY STREAM TO OUR CLOUD STORAGE.

BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH?

SURE.

WELL GO WITH THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Wearable Technology and Employee Monitoring"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2017, revolves around a company's introduction of a new product that monitors employees' health. The strip consists of three panels, each featuring a different character.

  • Panel 1: A character is shown wearing a watch, with a speech bubble stating, "Our new product is a watch that monitors every aspect of your health."
  • Panel 2: Another character points to the watch, saying, "Wearing the watch is mandatory for all employees. Your data will automatically stream to our cloud storage."
  • Panel 3: The first character responds, "Because you care about our health?" and the second character replies, "Sure. We'll go with that."

The comic strip humorously highlights the potential for companies to use wearable technology to monitor employees' health, raising concerns about privacy and the motivations behind such practices.

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