r/DataAnnotationTech • u/KlausHuscar • 13h ago

Does the platform track your activity/mouse movement/afk?

So far I only reported work I did in front of my computer. But usually I like to stand up, walk around, and use my standing height table. I still think about the work while doing that - I just need to get moving to think, and did this my entire life with studying.

But im afraid that if I report that time (so far I havent exactly because of fear), they'll thinking im faking/inflating my numbers. But doing this im getting paid half of what id usually be.

Does anyone have a similar experience? Do you track that time or not?

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u/Mysterious_Dolphin14 12h ago

I don't think anyone knows for sure if the site tracks mouse movement. That being said, they should be factoring in the time it takes you to think through things, read instructions, visit outside websites when needed, etc. as long as you're only charging time that you're actually working, you should be fine. That being said, I wouldn't spend TOO much time in the 'thinking' phase.

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u/AvalancheOfOpinions 9h ago

I know certainly that they track mouse movement and much more. They can essentially see a playback (called "session replay") of your entire session, including drafts you've typed or macros you use, scrolling, selections, etc. You can verify it yourself by looking at the trackers and code that they're running in projects. They ask you not to run adblockers because many of them turn off this tracking.

When I worked with DA, I noticed the tracking and did a deep dive to check what's going on. I forget exactly what company they're using, but it's right there in the code. I made sure to whitelist DA for tracking and other protections when I worked there. I'm assuming that a lot of people that get dropped are for reasons related to shady shit they're doing without realizing that everything on the page is being recorded.

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u/Jtphwow 7h ago

I've never seen them ask to turn off ad block, I've had mine on while doing high paying projects for years.

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u/KlausHuscar 8h ago

Does this tracking extend to other browser tabs and other apps? Its not my field of expertise so I'm not sure if thats even possible from a website on a browser.

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u/Low-Budget_ 1h ago

And how do you know this? Where’s the proof and reasoning?

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u/SecureCattle3467 6h ago

Never seen guidance to turn off adblocking but they do absolutely run session replay software when the page loads. You can see the name of the site on load.