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I should add that both Vladimir and I understand that most people do not want to participate in remote monitoring because of the loss of privacy. Also, if I ever do write software to make remote monitoring more efficient, I will take great pains so that the software is not used to monitor people without their consent. That would probably mean assigning copyright in the software to an individual or a group with a reputation for humaneness and not releasing it under and open-source license.
To clarify: you want to oppose people using your software to illegally spy on people by making it illegal for them to use it? Shouldn't they be indifferent to such limitations? Isn't spying software a commodity anyway, with your software not optimized for the task?
I should have written in grandparent that I realize that some applications of the technique will tend to cause more harm than good, and left it at that. I just did not want to come across as clueless or uncaring about the harms.
It is not in general illegal in the U.S. for employers to monitor their employers, and your comment made me realize that I should see if I can apply monitoring software marketed to employers before writing my own software.
Almost certainly. I know that such software is popular on things like oDesk, etc.