Union workers take legal action against Build A Rocket Boy over alleged privacy violations
Unionized employees at Build A Rocket Boy (BARB) have filed legal action against the studio, alleging data privacy violations due to the installation of surveillance software called Teramind on work devices. The IWGB Game Workers Union claims BARB management has been uncooperative in disclosing what data was collected, how it was stored, and the reasons for the software's installation, which they describe as invasive and installed without consent.
- Entities
- Company: IWGB Game Workers Union
- Topic: Labor Rights
- Topic: Employee Monitoring
- Topic: Data Privacy
- Company: Build a Rocket Boy
- Person: Leslie Benzies
- Person: Mark Gerhard
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