Employers abuse surveillance cameras to monitor their employees. This is evident from interviews with employees who are monitored by their bosses. NOS published this on its website last Friday.
"For every complaint that comes to us, there are a hundred that go unreported," stated Jacqueline Twerda of the CNV union. "The threshold to complain is very high for workers." According to the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG), it is not permissible to use cameras in this way, says Kristina Irion. She is a lawyer at the Institute for Information Law. "An employer must at least have a concrete reason to hang cameras. For example, in case of a risk of burglary, or fraud at the cash register. But an employer may not always keep everyone under camera surveillance just because they like it."
The use of surveillance cameras is growing, most camera installers indicated during a survey. According to installer Stefan Elias, this is because technology is developing rapidly. Cameras are becoming cheaper while they can do more and more. One of those technological innovations is the option to watch the camera live anytime, anywhere. "A wall of TVs is no longer necessary. My customers can watch the images on their smartphones or computers. Wherever you are in the world, you can watch the camera images," Elias said.
