Ikea has been accused of using secret police records to spy on customers and staff in France.
In methods ‘worthy of the Stasi’, the Swedish furniture giant allegedly paid private security firms to check out more than 200 ‘suspicious’ people.
Bosses paid £70 for each piece of information, according to French newspaper Canard Enchaîné, which claims to have email proof of checks dating back to 2003.
According to the publication, Ikea asked for the police files on a customer suing them for £3,370, as well as the name of a driver who approached the site of a future store.
Another email allegedly requested information on someone who made ‘anti-globalisation remarks’ and could pose an ‘eco-terrorist risk’. Full story...
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In methods ‘worthy of the Stasi’, the Swedish furniture giant allegedly paid private security firms to check out more than 200 ‘suspicious’ people.
Bosses paid £70 for each piece of information, according to French newspaper Canard Enchaîné, which claims to have email proof of checks dating back to 2003.
According to the publication, Ikea asked for the police files on a customer suing them for £3,370, as well as the name of a driver who approached the site of a future store.
Another email allegedly requested information on someone who made ‘anti-globalisation remarks’ and could pose an ‘eco-terrorist risk’. Full story...
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