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In a statement forwarded to <\/span>Kotaku, <\/span>the Independent Workers\u2019 Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has announced that several employees of\u00a0MindsEye <\/em>developer Build a Rocket Boy have initiated legal action against the company<\/span> for allegedly installing the \u201cinvasive surveillance software\u201d Teramind on their work devices. This is alongside separate legal claims, launched on April 12, which detail \u201calleged mishandling of a redundancy process\u201d and \u201cunlawful blacklisting\u201d following <\/span>the firing of 300 Build a Rocket Boy employees in June of 2025<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n The statement, dated April 21, notes that 40 Build a Rocket Boy workers signed a collective grievance in March following <\/span>a supposed leaked internal meeting<\/span>\u00a0led by co-CEO Mark Gerhard, in which Gerhard reportedly blamed Ritual Network, a YouTube and TikTok management agency, for \u201csabotaging\u201d <\/span>MindsEye<\/span>, <\/span>and also reportedly announced that an \u201cenhanced cybersecurity software\u201d program named Teramind had been installed on employees\u2019 work devices.<\/span><\/p>\n As detailed in today\u2019s statement from IWGB, \u201cWorkers at games studio Build A Rocket Boy (BARB) have initiated legal proceedings against the company over concerns of data protection violations, after management installed invasive Teramind surveillance software onto their devices without their knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Although IWGB\u2019s statement notes that Build a Rocket Boy later \u201cdeinstalled the software\u201d following the collective grievance, it also states that \u201cthe company failed to meet the aggrieved workers\u2019 other demands for transparency and accountability, refusing to explain what data was collected, how it was used and why the software was installed in the first place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n IWGB also stated that the Teramind software \u201cviolates both data protection laws and the workforce\u2019s basic dignity, exceeding the legitimate remit of monitoring workers\u2019 productivity or safeguarding the company\u2019s security by recording individuals in their homes and without their consent.\u201d As a result, the IWGB is now \u201cescalating the matter\u201d through the UK\u2019s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office.<\/span><\/p>\n However, that\u2019s not all, as IWGB\u2019s statement also revealed that the union has filed an undisclosed number of separate legal filings related to \u201cBARB\u2019s alleged mishandling of a redundancy process\u201d last year: \u201cIf successful, the legal claim, which includes allegations of unlawful blacklisting, detriment, and failure to engage in collective consultations, could cost BARB millions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Kotaku <\/span>has reached out to Build a Rocket Boy for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a statement forwarded to Kotaku, the Independent Workers\u2019 Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has announced that several employees of\u00a0MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy have initiated legal action against the company for allegedly installing the \u201cinvasive surveillance software\u201d Teramind on their work devices. 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