I'd say in the
United States.
This United States penological practice was inaugurated in
1913 by state senator Henry Huber. Typically, under the work release program, a
prisoner who is sufficiently trusted is employed
outside the jail during working hours and returns to confinement at the end of
the shift.
The absolute time would be most similar to a fact. It was theorised and in fact, approved by scientists as a scientific law which governs, according to Wikipedia, as a "<span>true and mathematical </span>time<span>, of itself, and from its own nature flows equably without regard to anything external, and by another name is called duration: relative, apparent and common </span><span>time."</span>
A virus or malware appearing/pretending to be a legitimate program is called a Trojan.
That it is a tool that does its job well, it's a technology that works.