Australians are being watched at work. So what can we do about it?

Krusty · Nov 20, 2019

Software that logs each keystroke. Car trackers that monitor location as well as braking and acceleration. Australian employers are collecting increasingly detailed and intimate data about workers.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...hed-at-work-privacy-laws-too-complex/11719254

Often gathered in the name of health and safety, security and boosting productivity, this data can be incredibly personal.

When a potential employer asked John* to take a blood test, his first thought was "it's none of their business".

After applying for a job on a Queensland gas project, a recruitment subcontractor asked him to sign a form allowing the test and other data to be sent overseas.

John pushed back.

"What's in your blood is between you and your doctor only, not between you and your potential employer, not even your employer," he said.

The company SNC Lavalin later backed down after pressure from the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) and ABC News reported the story.

But the incident raises a bigger challenge: as new technologies allow more data to be collected and shared about how we do our jobs, are Australia's privacy and workplace laws keeping pace?
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