Woman fired after disabling work app that tracked her movements 24/7
A woman in California claims to have been fired from her job after uninstalling an app on her smartphone that her employer used to track her movements 24 hours a day. Myrna Arias, a former employee of money transfer firm Intermex, says she was told to keep her phone on at all times and was dismissed weeks after being “scolded” for uninstalling the app. She’s now suing Intermex for violating her privacy and wrongful termination, among other allegations.
“[Arias’ boss] Stubits admitted that employees would be monitored while off duty, and bragged that he knew how fast she was driving at specific moments ever since she had installed the app on her phone,” reads the complaint, filed in Kern County Superior Court and spotted by ArsTechnica.
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Source:: The Verge
