"Greater Manchester Police have suspended home working privileges following an investigation into so-called "key-jamming", which can allow people to falsely appear to be working. Twenty-six police officers, staff and contractors are facing misconduct proceedings following the probe, the force said. It comes after the anti-corruption unit identified what it called "abnormal key stroke behaviour" on GMP-issued devices. Key-jamming can see items left on a computer keypad or the device otherwise manipulated to make someone appear to be active."
""This operation has been under way for a number of months and, as a result, we have taken action this week to allow for greater investigation into what has happening. "The abnormal keystroke behaviour comes from repeated key presses and could be from an item left on a keypad, pressing down one key. "GMP isn't the first force in the UK to have undertaken an operation such as this, and we have seen other industries take swift action, where deliberate key-jamming has been proven.""
Greater Manchester Police suspended home working privileges after detecting deliberate 'key-jamming' that can falsely indicate staff are active. The anti-corruption unit identified abnormal keystroke behaviour on GMP-issued devices. Twenty-six officers, staff and contractors face misconduct proceedings and line managers will face increased leadership scrutiny. The force said the measure is part of a programme to address poor performance and improve efficiency. Key-jamming can involve items left on keypads or devices being manipulated to register repeated key presses and create the appearance of activity. The force noted other UK police forces and industries have conducted similar operations where deliberate key-jamming was proven.
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