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Why a Dutch court relied on human rights law over GDPR in webcam firing case
13/10/2022
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John van der Luit-Drummond, Editor

A decision by a US-headquartered software developer to fire a worker who refused to turn on their webcam is a violation of an individual’s right to privacy, a Dutch court ruled last week.

The unnamed telemarketer from Diessen, Noord-Brabant was employed by Florida-based Chetu from January 2019 until August 2022 when he was summarily dismissed.