What would you do?
At a previous job, I worked on a customer project that used Raspberry Pis spread throughout a location to trilaterate Bluetooth signals — essentially forming a mesh network to map movement patterns.
The idea was to track the movements and whereabouts of care providers in assisted-living facilities to ensure they were actually providing care — not just running out the clock and billing insurance. All the data was anonymous unless a device was specifically registered to a person.
To test the system, my boss at the time, a company VP, placed multiple Pis around our headquarters, each labeled with a note explaining their purpose. Within 24 hours, two of them disappeared.
We assumed someone thought they were rogue devices and turned them in to IT or security. But no one had. They simply vanished.
It got me thinking about something we don't talk about enough: the line between empowering technology and invasive technology isn't always about the tech itself — it's about intent, transparency, and trust.
Same device. Same setup. But in one context (helping vulnerable people get the care they need), it felt purposeful. In another (tracking movement at work), it felt... different.
Even with full transparency, those devices disappeared. Which makes me curious:
If you found an unknown device on your network tomorrow, what would you actually do?
Not what you think you should do. What would you really do in that moment?
Would you report it? Ignore it? Take it home out of curiosity?
And if you learned your movements at work could be tracked — even anonymously — how would that sit with you?
I don't think there's one right answer. But I think the conversation matters. Especially as business owners navigating the balance between operational insight and team trust.
Drop your honest take below. Not the polished answer — the real one. The gap between what we think we'd do and what we actually do is often more interesting than we expect.
And if this resonates, give it a repost or send me a message. Always up for a real conversation about where tech and trust intersect.
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