04+Laws+About+Surveillance

=Laws About Surveillance . = Laws about surveillance differ from country to country and even state to state but in general, laws and agreement forms have to be made in order for companies to be able to use software or hardware to use surveillance.

To start off, In Canada, video surveillance in the workplace is almoast always illegal except when the employee gives content to the employer. Usually, this agreement or consent is made in the condition for hiring employees. In the United States, 13 states prohibit the use of video surveillance unless they have consent from the people being observed. If these laws aren't being followed correctly, fines up to 2,000$ can be made or two years in prison. Other states only prohibit the use of video surveillence in privsate areas such as washrooms or areas where there could be nudity involved. This means that these states are allowed to observe their employees even without their consent.



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