Human rights: Covert CCTV surveillance of Spanish shop workers violated right to privacy

López Ribalda and others v Spain [2018] IRLR 358 ECHR

human rights | CCTV surveillance | privacy

In López Ribalda and others v Spain, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Spanish shop workers' right to privacy was violated when a supermarket installed hidden cameras without their knowledge to monitor employee thefts.