In Europe they prefer not to go to jail for privacy violations. It turns out most of these "communist" regulations are actually pretty great.

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johncolanduoni an hour ago | parent [-]

Does GDPR (or similar) establish privacy rights to an employee’s use of a company-owned machine against snooping by their employer? Honest question, I hadn’t heard of that angle. Can employers not install EDR on company-owned machines for EU employees?

	▲	apexalpha 44 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, at least in the Netherlands it is generally accepted that employees can use your device personally, too. Using a device owned by your company to access your personal GMail account does NOT void your legal right to privacy.
	▲	zeeZ 29 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They can, but the list of "if..." and "it depends..." is much longer and complicated, especially when getting to the part how the obtained information may be used