What about "Big Brother"?

Because PostureMinder uses your webcam to give you targeted posture reminders only when you need them (when you're sitting badly!), some people are understandably concerned that it's a "Big Brother" system, allowing employers to spy on them

Nothing could be further from the truth. PostureMinder takes a picture every few seconds, immediately analyses it to check your posture, then instantly disposes of the image. No images are stored or transmitted anywhere

Our only concern is to help you feel better and protect your health, we'll never do anything to undermine that core aim. We've even given trial copies to the UK Trades Union Congress, who are generally very concerned about employers monitoring their staff, to reassure them that we're not in that line of business

PostureMinder doesn't do any monitoring of what you're typing, your work rate, or what applications you're using. The only information it stores is information to help you keep track of whether you're improving your posture and working habits over time (some people even like to hold posture competitions around their offices!)

These statistics are only stored in your local Application Data area and remain completely under your control. You can even delete them at any time (preferably exit PostureMinder first!). Under Windows 2000 or XP you'll find the statistics file in:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\PostureMinder\Log\postureminder.log

Under Vista it will be: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\PostureMinder\Log\postureminder.log