Has anyone ever used monitoring or tracking-style software for productivity, parental control, or other purposes, only to have it go overboard, sending alerts for weird things, flagging innocent activity, or just… being too helpful?
I installed a tracking app to monitor my work habits during the pandemic. One day, it flagged me for being idle while I was deep in reading a printed report. Another time, it praised my “focus” when I was actually binge-watching a documentary in another tab. Curious if others had similar oddities, I started browsing WebWatcher reviews and realized it’s a common theme, great tech, but not always context-aware. These programs don’t understand nuance or intent, which made me take their alerts with a grain of salt.
Yes, overly sensitive tracking software is common. It often flags innocent activity (like work breaks) as unproductive or sends constant alerts, creating more anxiety and distraction than it prevents.
