Custom software development · InnoSoft000
The client had no objective picture of how work happened on company computers. We built a complete system that measures active hours, applications used and websites visited — and that, by the way it is built, doesn't record keystrokes, take screenshots or read messages. Transparent, fair monitoring that employees know about.
The company needed real data on how work happens — without taking on, along with it, a legal risk it could justify neither to its staff nor to its lawyer.
A complete system, from the app installed on the employee's computer to the dashboard leadership uses. The app measures activity, the cloud platform gathers data from every computer, and the admin dashboard turns it into clear numbers anyone in leadership can read without technical knowledge.
Leadership now sees how much work gets done, on what, and on which days — in an interface anyone in management can use without technical knowledge. Productivity conversations are based on numbers.
And employees know exactly what is measured and what isn't — because the system was built to be shown openly, not hidden.
The client had a problem that's easy to state and hard to solve: they had no objective picture of how work happened on company computers. How many hours were actually worked, which applications were used, how much time was lost. Without data, decisions were made on impressions, and conversations with employees were tense and lacked solid arguments.
The products available on the market were either too expensive for a company of this size, or far too invasive: recording keystrokes, taking screenshots, reading messages. Exactly the kind of surveillance that, in the EU, is a serious legal risk — not an advantage.
The app measures activity on the employee's computer, the platform gathers data from across the company, and leadership sees the results by department and by employee.
A lightweight Windows app that runs quietly in the background and records active and idle time — the hours actually worked — plus the applications used and the websites visited (domain name only).
Gathers data from every computer in the company, stores it securely and makes it available to the administrator.
A web interface where leadership sees, per department and per employee: active hours, most-used applications and websites, day-by-day trends — with Excel/CSV export for reporting.
We built the system so it can't be misused. It doesn't record keystrokes, doesn't take screenshots, doesn't read the content of pages, messages or files. From web addresses it keeps only the domain — youtube.com, for example, never the full page address. And browser tracking is off by default; it is switched on only at the company's explicit request.
The reason is practical, not just ethical. In the EU, covert employee monitoring is generally illegal and exposes the company to fines and employment disputes. A system that can't be used legally isn't a product — it's a risk. The client got a solution they can present openly to both their staff and their lawyer.
Not the keys, not the screen, not the content of pages, messages or files. The limit is enforced technically, not just promised.
It keeps “youtube.com”, not the full address. And browser tracking is switched off by default.
Implementation guide, legal basis, data protection impact assessment (DPIA), data retention policy, and a notice template for employees to sign.
The network drops, the laptop goes home, the server goes into maintenance. An app that depends on the connection loses exactly the hours it was meant to measure.
The app saves activity directly on the computer. Data is sent automatically once the connection returns, and anything already delivered is removed locally. Nothing is lost.
We build custom software that measures exactly what it should — and that you can present openly to both your staff and your lawyer.
