Man raises privacy concerns after car dealership employee turns off his dashcams

There have been a number of headlines resulting from dashcams catching mechanics joyriding or otherwise abusing cars after they have been dropped off. Here is an example (also from Canada) that went viral last year: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;canadian-mercedes-dealership-caught-on-dashcam-taking-c-1825054515" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;canadian-mercedes-dealership-caught-on-...</a>

This isn’t a privacy concern, it’s rather a trust concern. He may not trust the mechanics. On the other hand, I can see the mechanics having a privacy concern, unless he made them sign some legalise along the lines of allowing him to record them while they serviced the vehicle.

Seems like the privacy rights of the dealership and their workers have been transgressed.

You could argue that the owner was invading the dealership employee privacy by sending in a covert recording device.

To everyone claiming, that an employee has a right not to be recorded when working: in practice, he doesn&#x27;t. There are security cameras on every floor in every office building. There are security cameras in every bar, restaurant, and gas station. And there are security cameras in every dealership, too.

I’m honestly more concerned for the mechanic :&#x2F;

&gt; <i>&quot;If the technician does decide that they want it off, we would notify the customer that it is going to be turned off … because we are totally transparent,&quot;</i><p>That’s hilarious.

[&quot;If the technician does decide that they want it off, we would notify the customer that it is going to be turned off … because we are totally transparent,&quot; Safonov said.]<p>Turning off a security measure that protects property and documents that service billed actually did occur is not an indicator of procedural transparency.

This is standard practice at most dealers now.<p>You do NOT need video surveillance of your vehicle while it’s being repaired.