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Typically the batteries on these devices don't last very long unless it's hooked to the car battery. There's zero reason for the mechanic to go through the pro
by cannonedhamster 8y ago
Typically the batteries on these devices don't last very long unless it's hooked to the car battery. There's zero reason for the mechanic to go through the property of a client. I'd sue the hell out of that company for doing that. It would be similar to an employee at a computer store going through your computer looking for racy photos. That's not their job. Disconnecting the camera would make me never bring my car to that place again as I wouldn't trust the mechanic.
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- cortesoft 8y agoNot sure where you work, but would you be ok if your employer wanted to hook up a video camera to watch you work all day?
- mc32 8y agoEven then you need to give your employer consent to record you via whatever contract you sign with them.
- bluejekyll 8y agoWork at a big company? We have video cameras on every floor, at every entrance, and ones that generally can capture the view of nearly everyone’s desk (one that captures multiple aisles not specific desks). These are only used if there are “security” reasons to review them, in theory.
- mc32 8y agoThose roll over usually monthly. Mainly entrance exits are actively watched, or those with an “alarm” state. No one will watch those other interior ones unless there is reason to (property loss, altercation, etc., for evidentiary, legal purposes). You are also made aware of this. It’s not snuck up on you.
- late2part 8y agoI agree it's not snuck up on you. It's trivial today for those tertiary video cameras to collect meta data directly (Changes) or with inference (facial recognition) to see who goes where. For you to suggest no one will watch them begs the question that the meta data isn't collected. It may not be, but it might. So a video camera that's not watched by humans 'wittingly' may still be collecting privacy decreasing data.
- nyolfen 8y agoi work at a small company and i literally have a camera pointed specifically at my desk (all other desks are monitored as well). it's degrading but i don't think anyone watches the videos unless there's an hr or disciplinary reason to.
- klodolph 8y agoWhy don’t you ask the people at Bridgewater? Ok, it’s audio, not video… but it’s still recording.
- alasdair_ 8y agoThe FBI used to (and may still) pay Best Buy employees to go through your photos on the offchance that they contqined child porn.