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monitoring employees with GPS tracking

By Devan Marr | 2 Minutes Read July 19, 2019

Is GPS data “personal information?”

A recent decision by the Alberta Privacy Commissioner has confirmed that in some cases, an organization’s requirement for independent contractors to install GPS tracking devices on their vehicles will not violate applicable privacy legislation but does the data collected may be considered “personal information”.

Article by Devan Marr / Employee Relations, Privacy / employment law, GPS data, GPS devices, monitoring employees with GPS tracking, personal information, Personal Information Protection Act

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 26, 2011

Slaw: Employer monitoring employees with GPS tracking

Safety is the expressed justification that’s driving the use of GPS in the workplace; however, from what was explained, most employers’ use goes beyond safety. Frankly, I was taken aback by the lengths to which employers are going to track the whereabouts and activities of their employees in the name of safety.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety, Privacy / business-related driving hazards, Employer monitoring, employment law, global positioning systems, GPS tracking, hazard assessment, hazards specific to your workplace environment, joint health and safety committee, Managing hazards, monitoring employees with GPS tracking, risk management, safety, vehicles that are considered a workplace, workplace hazards, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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