Workers up and down the country are being increasingly subject to surveillance from their bosses. Privacy and civil liberties NGO Big Brother Watch are today due to release a report on the rise in workplace surveillance and how to stop it.
Susannah Copson, legal and policy officer at Big Brother Watch said:
‘Bosses risk breaching employees’ data rights when they use intrusive surveillance technology to spy on staff under the mandate of “efficiency” or “convenience”.
‘Excessive workplace spying also creates a culture of fear, undermining workers’ autonomy, dignity, and mental health. The alarming growth of these practices shows the Government must legislate to protect workers from the harms of Big Brother-style surveillance in the workplace.’
‘The government should act on calls from technology experts and human rights groups around the world and ban this pseudoscientific AI surveillance.’
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