German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employee surveillance

Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by sneak on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:34PM (#25815913)

I don't understand how someone putting non-hidden video cameras in their own private building is breaching anyone's right to privacy.

Entering the building is optional, even if you work there.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by llampx on Sunday January 17, 2021 @06:00PM (#25816144)

That's not really how the employer-employee relationship works, at least not in today's world.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by t0astbread on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:52PM (#25816079)

Entering the warehouse is optional for a warehouse worker?

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by young_unixer on Sunday January 17, 2021 @10:49PM (#25817890)

If they can resign from the job, then yes, it's optional.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by f1refly on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:18AM (#25819136)

Yeah, but then all other warehouses have cameras too. Well, the warehouse worker can always choose to become homeless I guess? Seems to be a fair deal in your world.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by chopin on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:52AM (#25820426)

Even then better to live not in London.

The ship of opting out of surveillance has sailed.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by detaro on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:18AM (#25820225)

By that notion, all employment laws are unnecessary, because you can always resign?

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by sneak on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:22PM (#25826790)

For the most part, yes.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by young_unixer on Monday January 18, 2021 @09:11PM (#25829181)

Yes

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by t0astbread on Monday January 18, 2021 @09:46PM (#25829413)

And if they can't resign because they're in a bad financial situation (self-inflicted or not)?

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by oaiey on Monday January 18, 2021 @01:10AM (#25818725)

So stripping away legal rights you have.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by oaiey on Monday January 18, 2021 @01:12AM (#25818738)

In germany it is even illegal to have a doorbell with a (fake or not) camera because of the monitoring of the public space in front of it (like the street) since it gives you the impression you are filmed.

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