Ask Do freelance platforms monitor your activity during working hours on hourly contracts?

[Brendan]

Yes, most platforms that support hourly contracts have a time-tracking tool that takes random screenshots and logs your activity level during work sessions. This is how clients verify that the hours billed are actually being worked. If your activity is low or the screenshots do not reflect real work, clients can dispute the payment. Have you ever had a client raise a concern about your tracked hours, or do you find the monitoring system fair for both sides?