Re: [privacy] 20 inspectors suspended over GPS

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 7/11/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:

> It's one thing if it's used to double-check "Did this inspector go to all
> the sites on his visit list?" - that you can do with GPS resolution down
> to several hundred feet.  It's when you start using it to measure how much
> time the guy spends in his office versus when he's down the hall in the
> bathroom that it becomes an issue....

I don't get the difference - I'm sure they're allowed bathroom breaks.
Knowing that they're in the bathroom isn't a violation of privacy -
unless the phones have cameras which can be remotely turned on! ;)
And, as you point out in your follow-on message, they're union
workers, no wonder the public would like some accountability.

Fire them. Break the union. Move on.
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