Fired for refusing webcam photos

A New Jersey company fired a remote employee who refused about 160 webcam photos a day. The episode also covers a chatbot study on what happens when the help disappears, a switch to WebP, and data center pauses in Texas and Finland. Webcam monitoring firing (HN discussion) Ten minutes with a chatbot (HN discussion) Switching to WebP (HN discussion) Texas data center pause (HN discussion) Google's Finland data centers (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:42) 1. Webcam monitoring firing (01:40) 1. Webcam monitoring firing: HN comments (03:10) 2. Ten minutes with a chatbot (04:41) 2. Ten minutes with a chatbot: HN comments (05:58) 3. Switching to WebP (06:44) 3. Switching to WebP: HN comments (08:04) 4. Texas data center pause (09:34) 4. Texas data center pause: HN comments (10:52) 5. Google's Finland data centers (12:02) 5. Google's Finland data centers: HN comments (13:08) Wrap-up