By Neil Hodge2021-01-11T19:08:00+00:00
Five out of five
A German data regulator last week announced a €10.4 million (U.S. $12.7 million) fine against an online laptop and electronic goods retailer for video-monitoring employees for at least two years without legal basis.
The State Commissioner for Data Protection (LfD) Lower Saxony said NBB’s (notebooksbilliger.de) constant surveillance was “inadmissible” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine is the highest the authority has set so far.
According to the regulator, cameras recorded employees in workplaces, salesrooms, warehouses, and common areas. NBB claimed the aim was to prevent and investigate criminal offenses and to track the flow of goods in the warehouses.