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My wife, newly hired, was asked to un-blur her camera during a routine meeting to confirm her I9 information. This seems like a violation to me? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by shalafi@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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She had interviewed and met both remotely and in person, this guy was merely an HR drone confirming her documentation. I was a little bent when she told me he had asked her to remove her blur filter "to have a look at her working environment, make sure it's not cluttered" (something along those lines). No one else at this company requested such. Was he way out of line?

I should note, this is my PC in our living room and not where she will be working from. And this guy wants a look around our home?! Told my wife to bring this up once she's settled in, ask HR if this is policy. She started today!

She thinks it's a racism thing. I'm not so sure, but I don't have any other explanation.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

EDIT: Misread the post like an idiot.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

She had already met them in person and will be working in the office 3 days a week. I understand the concern, but this is not that.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I get it. I misread the post earlier. If unblurring the background was useful to uncover anyone helping her during an interview then maybe, but it's not. We do a lot of these and my clients have requirements like what I wrote before (when I misunderstood), but I have never come across someone objecting to a privacy setting like that. It's fucking weird.

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 months ago

Your title suggests that you're asking whether it seems like a violation to you.

Only you can answer this question.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

🛑 halt!

you're in violation of the cooperative principle.

please report to the authorities.

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I do thinks it a violation, or at the least, it's a strange request, especially given the context I noted.

What I'm asking is, "What's everyone else's take on this?"

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