Employee Privacy: US Company Fined by European Nation For Privacy Violation
A US company based in Florida was fined by the Netherlands for its treatment regarding the privacy of a remote employee from the Netherlands.
See the full story:
https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/09/dutch-employee-fired-us-firm-shutting-webcam-awarded-eu75000-court
ZenPrivata Analysis:
It seems logical to think, “My state doesn't have a privacy law. Therefore, my company is safe from privacy fines.”
We're increasingly seeing that the opposite is true. A company that has customers or employees in a state or country that has privacy laws is increasingly subject to that state’s or country’s laws. The Florida/Netherlands case is particularly interesting because US law says very little regarding the privacy of employees. However to avoid fine, the US company would have needed to follow the more stringent European laws regarding privacy for employees.
Bottom-line, it’s important to implement privacy controls even if you're not located in a state or country that does not have privacy regulations. Even Florida companies are susceptible to privacy fines from Europe.
We recommend ZenPrivata’s Universal Privacy for companies in this situation. Fill out a few simple questions, and Universal Privacy auto-fills a large portion of each state’s and country’s privacy requirements, saving time and money.
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