The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the EU law on personal data, and it applies to workplace video, location tags and AI analytics that identify or track employees at sites in the EU.
Camera-based safety systems and tag-based RTLS process personal data whenever a person can be identified, directly or through a badge or tag ID. Under GDPR the employer needs a lawful basis, usually legitimate interests or a legal obligation rather than consent, a clear notice to workers, limits on what is recorded and how long it is kept, and usually a data protection impact assessment before systematic monitoring starts. National law may also require consultation with works councils or employee representatives.
Design choices reduce the privacy impact: processing video on the device, keeping only event clips rather than continuous footage, blurring faces, and using the data for safety rather than individual performance management. GDPR does not apply to US-only sites, which follow state privacy and employee monitoring laws instead. This is a summary, not legal advice. See forklift AI camera privacy.