GamesIndustryMindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy is facing new legal action filed by the Game Workers branch of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain, the largest game worker union in the UK. The union says the installation of surveillance software on employee's PCs without their knowledge, and the company's refusal to disclose the information gleaned from it, violates data protection laws "and the workforce’s basic dignity."
The installation of the Teramind surveillance software was initially reported in February by GamesIndustry, which said the software was put on company PCs without the knowledge of employees and only came to light after staff noticed their systems were running slower than usual.
The software was removed in March after more than 40 BARB employees filed a collective grievance against the company. But the company has refused to disclose what data was collected by the software, how it was stored, or why it was necessary to install the s...
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