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Unionised Build a Rocket Boy staff take legal action against MindsEye studio, accusing management of breaking the law with "invasive" surveillance software

Rock Paper Shotgun / 21 April 2026 / 7h ago
Unionised Build a Rocket Boy staff take legal action against MindsEye studio, accusing management of breaking the law with "invasive" surveillance software
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A group of unionised staff at MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy are taking legal action against the studio, claming that management's installation of surveillance software on their work devices violated data protection laws. The staff, represented by the IWGB Game Workers Union, claim Build a Rocket Boy haven't been transparent about what data was collected by the software and how it was stor
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