Security proposes a covert camera in the employee break room, justified only as “theft prevention,” without assessing less intrusive options. What is the strongest GDPR critique?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A hidden camera where people eat lunch is about as subtle as a foghorn. Theft prevention is a real goal, but you still have to ask whether something less creepy would work. Covert break-room surveillance usually fails the proportionality sniff test.
Full Explanation
Workplace CCTV must be necessary and proportionate to a legitimate aim, with particular scrutiny for covert and private-space monitoring. Break rooms implicate heightened expectations of privacy, so least-intrusive alternatives (access controls, inventory measures, targeted monitoring of high-risk areas) should be considered first. Absent a rigorous balancing and transparency analysis where legally required, such surveillance is difficult to justify under GDPR principles.