Re:Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor
by 7402 on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:48AM
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If you haven't worked low-end jobs it may be a surprise, but if you are a clerk in certain chain stores, you are searched by a supervisor every time you leave the building (to make sure you aren't stealing anything).
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Re:Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor
by ams6110 on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:53AM
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Well, honestly that's because a lot of employees in jobs like that do steal stuff ("a lot" meaning enough that it's noticed and is a problem).
Sure, everyone should have the presumption of innocence, but these things aren't just happening out of mean-spiritedness.
Re:Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor
by pnw_hazor on Monday March 18, 2019 @12:18PM
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In some industries or retail sectors, a big part of being successful is preventing/reducing employee theft or employee fraud.
For example, modern POS stations often run several cameras: one pointed at the cash drawer, one pointed at the customer, one or more pointed at the employee, all synced to journals or screen streams.