Lawmakers Press Industry Witnesses on In‑cab Recording, Privacy and Potential Misuse of AI Monitoring Representative Casar and other members pressed industry witnesses about whether employer-configured in‑cab cameras and AI systems could record private calls or be used to identify union organizers; the Samsara witness said extended recording is "theoretically possible" but said he was not aware of customers using it that way.

Lawmakers are raising serious concerns about in-cab cameras potentially invading drivers' privacy and monitoring their every move—could your phone calls be recorded without you knowing?

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House subcommittee hears calls for stronger AI guardrails to protect workers Witnesses and Democratic members urged transparency, human review, and worker and union involvement in workplace AI, citing surveillance, wage-setting algorithms and the need to update enforcement capacity at agencies such as the EEOC and Wage and Hour Division.

As AI increasingly shapes our workplaces, experts are demanding stronger protections for workers against algorithmic management that influences pay and monitoring.

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