It's your employer. They already have all your info. You have no expectation of privacy when on the premises. They're already recording you as you come and go. All they're going to do now is analyze the video to log when everyone comes and goes.
So the formula here should be:
What are you really losing by having them run facial recognition software on the footage? I don't mean in principle, I mean how is this going to materially affect your day-to-day?
Is whatever that is you're giving up worth more or less to you than your job?
Like do you really give a shit? Is it that important to you? They're within their rights, your rights aren't being violated and this probably won't affect you in any material way (unless you're a slacker who shows up late and leaves early, in which case you haven't got a leg to stand on).
In a scenario like this, I won't fault someone for standing on principle if thier rights were being trampled, but for the life of me I can't figure out what principle or right is being violated here. Employers are allowed to record and track their employees while they're on the job.
He's 100% right. Can your EMPLOYER require an EMPLOYEE to follow a procedure that allows the EMPLOYER to identify the EMPLOYEE? Uh, yeah, they can do that man lol. I'm a lawyer, not in privacy, but this is common sense. Now if there was evidence they were storing your facial recognition information improperly, you may have a case.
Further, when I am asked for private info such email, phone, mailing address I tell them it costs $20 (or so) a month for them to have that privilege for duration of that private info.
Why? If I have to daily sort through their junk mail they send me it is actually very low fee. For example It gets really crazy when a hospital surrenders your data, and they do.
Good example is scam calls impersonating our own fed gov while our fed gov is fully on board with it.
The Choose Your Own Adventure of Resisting Anything at Work
Find another job
Contact someone who might help you fight, pro-bono. Like, the ACLU (the traitors, I know), Little Nicky Dicky Rekieta, Viva Frie, Barnes, some youtube lawyer, etc
Refuse, and wait for them to fire you
Assuming that you got someone in Step-2, go to step 5. If not, go to step 6.
If you are unionized (bleh) use the union. It's a material change to working conditions. Biometrics are not public information, that's why they're called biometrics, and they need your consent to take them. That consent needs to be written, and take the consent form to an employment lawyer.
Wear a mask.
I'd first figure out if it's even worth fighting.
It's your employer. They already have all your info. You have no expectation of privacy when on the premises. They're already recording you as you come and go. All they're going to do now is analyze the video to log when everyone comes and goes.
So the formula here should be:
Like do you really give a shit? Is it that important to you? They're within their rights, your rights aren't being violated and this probably won't affect you in any material way (unless you're a slacker who shows up late and leaves early, in which case you haven't got a leg to stand on).
In a scenario like this, I won't fault someone for standing on principle if thier rights were being trampled, but for the life of me I can't figure out what principle or right is being violated here. Employers are allowed to record and track their employees while they're on the job.
Rights are getting eroded at break neck speeds. When do we draw the line. I don't trust the vendor that supplies the devices.
What right is being eroded here?
He's 100% right. Can your EMPLOYER require an EMPLOYEE to follow a procedure that allows the EMPLOYER to identify the EMPLOYEE? Uh, yeah, they can do that man lol. I'm a lawyer, not in privacy, but this is common sense. Now if there was evidence they were storing your facial recognition information improperly, you may have a case.
Consider copyright of your privacy
Further, when I am asked for private info such email, phone, mailing address I tell them it costs $20 (or so) a month for them to have that privilege for duration of that private info. Why? If I have to daily sort through their junk mail they send me it is actually very low fee. For example It gets really crazy when a hospital surrenders your data, and they do. Good example is scam calls impersonating our own fed gov while our fed gov is fully on board with it.
Contact your local privacy commissioner.
The Choose Your Own Adventure of Resisting Anything at Work
Find another job
Contact someone who might help you fight, pro-bono. Like, the ACLU (the traitors, I know), Little Nicky Dicky Rekieta, Viva Frie, Barnes, some youtube lawyer, etc
Refuse, and wait for them to fire you
Assuming that you got someone in Step-2, go to step 5. If not, go to step 6.
FIGHT
Enjoy your new job
If you are unionized (bleh) use the union. It's a material change to working conditions. Biometrics are not public information, that's why they're called biometrics, and they need your consent to take them. That consent needs to be written, and take the consent form to an employment lawyer.
Leave that lawyers card around too.