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Nothing legal prevents them from trying but if you block the tracking then your not in the wrong, and if you prove they tracked you in your lunch break and afte
by marekful 8mo ago
Nothing legal prevents them from trying but if you block the tracking then your not in the wrong, and if you prove they tracked you in your lunch break and after work, you might have a good chance at winning in court for invasion of privacy.
- pixl97 8mo agoMost of this will be under 'tracking the corporate asset'. They aren't tracking you as a person, but instead a laptop or phone of which they own or control. That's going to be much harder to defeat in the US.
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoVery true, I support this, but the law is still needed imho unless we're fine normalizing the continuation of corporations tightening the screws on workers to keep their labor costs within their desired tolerances. It's about control, of course, as it always is. Protect the human from bad actors, broadly speaking. I would be chuffed if I see someone present on breaking this at Defcon this year.
- marekful 8mo agoThere are some questions, too. Can I track my boss if he can track me? Can I install a key-logger on the CFO's laptop? Why not? They just want to see where I am, and I just want to see what key they hit...
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoYou could potentially purchase profiles on them from a data broker, and make them public if not illegal in your jurisdiction.
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- reactordev 8mo agoLaws are for them, not for us. It’s to keep us in their pockets. In line. Working. Till we die. Written by the wealthy and powerful to remain wealthy and powerful.
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- direwolf20 8mo agoInvasion of privacy is legal in the US.