It's called "distracted driving" and it's perfectly reasonable for employers to take measures to prevent people from engaging in it: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risk

It's called "distracted driving" and it's perfectly reasonable for employers to take measures to prevent people from engaging in it: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving The concern here is most likely people diddling with their phones (which tends to accompany such conversations but may be harder for the cameras to detect), followed by the distraction of zoning over a long conversation over any kind of device. Not singing along with the radio, obviously (which is what people seem to be reacting to so emotionally here). You don't have to like it, and I would never work with Amazon in any capacity anyway (not for this, but for a whole bunch of vastly more important reasons). But it's definitely neither insane, nor overreach on their part.