How to Balance Employee Privacy and Live Location Tracking under Saudi Arabia’s PDPL

Live location tracking can help Saudi businesses manage employees who work outside traditional offices. Sales representatives, service technicians, delivery employees, construction teams, maintenance workers, and field engineers may travel between multiple locations during working hours.

While geo-fencing and GPS tracking improve workforce visibility and location-based attendance, implementation often faces technical and operational hurdles—such as location inaccuracies, connectivity issues, device limitations, high battery consumption, and employee privacy concerns. To maximize system reliability and adoption

GPS tracking and geo-fencing technology helps organizations prevent attendance fraud, such as proxy check-ins and unauthorized location reporting. It outlines practical controls for distributed, field, and multi-location workforces while emphasizing the importance of exception workflows, privacy safeguards, and clear company policies.

Organizations can effectively manage field teams using GPS live tracking while safeguarding employee privacy. It covers practical use cases, data protection considerations, and actionable best practices—such as limiting tracking to work hours, establishing clear policies, and ensuring role-based data access—to maintain trust and regulatory compliance.