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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by oaiey on Monday January 18, 2021 @12:49AM (#25818615)
It is about the feeling of being monitored (and eg not trusted). A camera can also be used to punish you for being human (eg falling asleep for a second... Stupid example) instead of being a machine like your contract expects.

This argument is the same one why nobody should be scared of a police search since you have not done something wrong. It is a consequence of privilege.

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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by Aerroon on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:04AM (#25819746)
The difference is that a camera can only see what another person could see if they were to observe you. A search will also see things that you didn't expect other people to see.
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Re:German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employ... by sgift on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:20AM (#25819852)
That's why searches are only allowed in very specific cases. You cannot institute a blanket search policy.
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