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by avnigo 1038 days ago
After speaking with an EU Data Protection Commissioner (IANAL), it is my understanding that in the EU this would not be just your opinion, but also the law. Due to the power imbalance between you and your employer, it is not possible to consent to data collection, unless that data collection is governed by some other law.

A quick search also yielded this:

https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/r...