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Maintaining privacy once you are back in the office

Maintaining privacy once you are back in the office

From the course: Privacy in the New World of Work

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Maintaining privacy once you are back in the office

- Similar to how 9/11 changed building security forever with turnstiles in lobbies and limited badge access, COVID will usher in its own changes to workplace security and monitoring. Technologies, such as AI, location tracking, heat sensors, and video cameras will be used by employers to monitor the spread of COVID. And while these technologies can help protect workers from the spread of COVID, they also raise serious privacy concerns. It's therefore really important that employers use these new technologies in a way that's responsible and proportional and for the public good. So if your company plans to use technology to manage the health risks during the pandemic, keep these best privacy practices in mind. First, review your plans with legal counsel and make sure they're in line with existing policies, such as your code of conduct and employee privacy policy. In some countries, you may have to get employee consent before…

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