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Cognizant's ProHance: Productivity Boost or Privacy Violation?

11/18/2025

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Cognizant Technology Solutions is implementing ProHance to monitor activity on company devices and standardize oversight.
The system marks employees as “idle” after five minutes and “away from system” after 15 minutes, with no evaluation of performance.
The move has raised privacy and morale concerns in the IT industry, prompting transparency and communication to balance efficiency with trust.
Cognizant says the program has saved about $8 million through improved productivity.

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Story summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions is implementing ProHance to monitor activity on company devices and standardize oversight.
The system marks employees as “idle” after five minutes and “away from system” after 15 minutes, with no evaluation of performance.
The move has raised privacy and morale concerns in the IT industry, prompting transparency and communication to balance efficiency with trust.
Cognizant says the program has saved about $8 million through improved productivity.