- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Neil Hodge2020-08-20T14:54:00
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating allegations that Barclays Bank had effectively been spying on employees by using an intrusive software system that monitored workers’ activity.
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Recent fines in Italy against two food delivery companies for violating the privacy of their drivers should act as a warning that employee surveillance can prove to be a major breach of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Italy’s data protection authority Garante fined U.K.-based food delivery company Deliveroo €2.5 million (U.S. $3 million) under the GDPR for violating the privacy rights of its Italian drivers.
A German data regulator fined an online laptop and electronic goods retailer €10.4 million (U.S. $12.7 million) for video-monitoring employees for at least two years without legal basis.
Facial recognition company Clearview AI reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, with the company agreeing to compensate victims with stake in the company.
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in force for nearly six years. Some industries—and some companies—have been more prone to fall foul of the rules than others.
Big Tech firms might need to rethink their plans to charge users for not selling their personal data for behavioral advertising following a decision by Europe’s primary data regulator.
