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A Chinese tech company designed a way to track employees’ health, but sensors were also monitoring when they were away from their desks, setting off a debate about privacy and surveillance.

A company memo said they had been dismissed “for clear and repeated violations of our data security policies.”

As part of its settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, the search giant will remind workers of their rights to discuss workplace issues.

The tech company, telling its employees to “stop disrupting the workday,” issued new workplace rules designed to rein in its freewheeling culture.

As Facebook and Twitter face scrutiny, the site for job seekers remains a controversy-free zone. Is the office the future of social media?