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Would you wear a body cam at work? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If body cams get cheaper and cheaper, companies might start asking more people to wear them while working.

E.g.: https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/31/youth-corrections-audio-surveillance/

I could see this for ~~doctors~~, at restaurants, ~~stores,~~, etc... eventually.

Are you ready to wear one?

EDIT TO ADD: A few people said this wouldn't ever make sense for doctors (privacy laws) or for fixed locations (stores). I should have thought of that.

But what about Uber / bus drivers, or repair people who go into homes? I can imagine a large corporation thinking a cam is a good idea, for their own CYA (not for the customers' or the employees').

Also I don't like this idea either, to be clear. I was mostly playing devil's advocate here to see what you all think. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Pretty much what I expected, tbh

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Everyone in the building wears one regardless.

My management or owners are not allowed to see the content and it can only be reviewed by a third party arbitration.

If the camera is off I might as well be dead to my employers and coworkers.

My pay increases proportionally to the success of the business.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Body cams can already be had for cheap Electronics wise, they're not complicated or special. Yet, they're still not in widespread use beyond police.

The reason police body cams are pricey is because 1) "military/police grade" ~~rip-off~~ premium pricing and 2) The housing has to be designed to be waterproof, shockproof, dust proof etc because of what they do on a day to day.

A retail worker is not going to need this level of "proofing" because they're not running through an alley or something in their day to day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I literally work for what amounts to a media business, giving me a body cam would be like giving ice to an eskimo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Suggestions to buy bodycams that aren't WiFi/Bluetooth?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely. No better way to prove that you’ve been mistreated by customers or coworkers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Oh, yes if you keep control over the video. Don't trust your employer to use it for benefit though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If I have a gun or am in charge of security, sure. If I’m just flipping burgers, absolutely not. The security camera in the corner is plenty.

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