We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A mouse jiggler -- as the name would suggest -- is a device that is designed to "jiggle" a mouse. It's designed to give a computer mouse a ...

As employers surveil employees with productivity-monitoring software, workers are turning to mouse jigglers. Mouse jigglers, or mouse movers, simulate cursor movement, preventing your computer from ...

It makes sense that mouse jigglers have gained prominence alongside the recent rise in jobs becoming remote positions. If more workers are working from home and away from employers’ direct supervision ...

A device that moves an unattended mouse to prevent the computer from locking up after a period of non-use. A mouse jiggler is also used by remote users to fake working if their employers monitor their ...

The agency uncovered more than 120 employees and contractors using the software, which simulates a mouse cursor moving, at two regional branches. EPA’s internal watchdog is advising the agency to ...

Raise your hand if this has happened to you: You’re on an airplane, watching a movie on your laptop, when all of a sudden the screen goes dim. Or you’re giving a PowerPoint presentation and your PC ...

Attention, slackers — if you do remote work for a financial institution, using a mouse jiggler might not be the best career move. That’s what a dozen people learned this week as they became former ...

There are some programs that seem so silly when you first hear of them, you can't help but think: "Who would actually use this?" It can be quite embarrassing when it eventually becomes popular - and ...

Raise your hand if this has happened to you: You’re watching amovie on your laptop, when all of a sudden the screen goes dim. Oryou’re giving a PowerPoint presentation and your PC suddenly goesto ...