What your employers see that you don’t think they see…

* While a child is at daycare, you may be able to watch them play and interact. * As a parent this may be great but as a daycare provider do you want to be watched all the time? What if it isn’t a parent watching you during the day with kids.

* More than half of employers use video surveillance to try and stop theft in their businesses. But what about those hidden cameras nobody knows about? * Your first question is probably “Where are they?” * Some employers put them in the bathrooms and locker rooms which is putting the rights of privacy of the employees in danger.

* Some Macy's (FD), CVS (CVS), and Babies 'R' Us stores have installed a system called the Video Investigator, whose advanced surveillance software can compare a shopper's movements between video images and recognize unusual activity. Remove 10 items from a shelf at once, for instance, or open a case that's normally kept closed and locked, and the system alerts guards sitting in a back room -- or pacing the sales floor -- with a chime or flashing screen. The system can predict where a shoplifter is likely to hide (at the ends of aisles, behind floor displays). A search function spots sudden movement that might indicate a large spill, prompting workers to clean up before it leads to a slip-and-fall accident and a costly lawsuit. And if someone opens a back door at 2 a.m., the system will record who sneaked in and link it with snapshots of the previous and next persons to use the door. Alerts, complete with images, can be sent to handheld devices, keeping retailers informed 24/7, says Jumbi Edulbehram, vice-president for strategic marketing at IntelliVid Corp., a Cambridge (Mass.) firm that makes the Video Investigator system.

* The system can predict where a shoplifter is likely to hide (at the ends of aisles, behind floor displays). A search function spots sudden movement that might indicate a large spill, prompting workers to clean up before it leads to a slip-and-fall accident and a costly lawsuit. And if someone opens a back door at 2 a.m., the system will record who sneaked in and link it with snapshots of the previous and next persons to use the door. Alerts, complete with images, can be sent to handheld devices, keeping retailers informed 24/7, says Jumbi Edulbehram, vice- president for strategic marketing at IntelliVid Corp., a Cambridge (Mass.) firm that makes the Video Investigator system.

* Only be concerned if the employer is using surveillance for unnecessary needs such as stalking or other unusual business surveillance. If there is any unusual activity, write it down and keep a record. * There may be video cameras in spots but are placed there for theft security and to watch what employees are doing while at work.

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