US Ramps Up Monitoring of Crypto Miners' Energy Use – Decrypt
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) plans to collect data on the energy use of cryptocurrency miners operating in the United States. in press releasethe agency announced that it would begin a “preliminary investigation into electricity consumption information from certain virtual currency mining companies operating in the United States.” Crypto mining is a way for […]
Amazon hit with $35M fine for ‘excessively intrusive’ worker productivity monitoring
French regulators fined Amazon $35 million on Tuesday, determining the e-commerce giant had an “unduly intrusive system” for monitoring warehouse employees. French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)has announced that its domestic subsidiary, Amazon France Logistics, will use barcode scanners to track the progress of tasks such as stocking products on shelves and packaging them for shipment. […]