Italy’s recent fines against Deliveroo and Foodinho for violating the privacy of their food delivery drivers should act as a warning to all EU companies that employee surveillance can prove to be a major breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Indeed, some of the biggest fines under the GDPR have been because of improper employee monitoring.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...