noyb.eu Noyb Files Complaints Against Scale AI for Invasive Worker Surveillance
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- •Noyb filed five complaints against Scale AI for invasive surveillance practices.
- •Scale AI allegedly tracks freelancers' web activity and collects biometric data.
- •The complaints were filed in multiple European countries, seeking fines and investigations.
On October 28, 2026, the digital rights nonprofit noyb filed five complaints against Scale AI in France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Austria. The complaints allege that Scale AI's Outlier platform illegally tracks freelance workers' web activity and requires invasive biometric data for employment. Noyb claims that the platform records mouse clicks and keystrokes, potentially documenting entire workdays. The complaints highlight the use of 18 third-party trackers, including those from TikTok and Datadog, to gather extensive personal data. Noyb seeks fines and investigations into Scale's practices, emphasizing violations of workers' data protection rights. This follows noyb's history of successful legal actions against major tech firms for similar privacy violations.
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