Ikea 'paid French police for secret files on staff' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

A French newspaper has claimed that Swedish furniture giant Ikea paid for illegal access to police files on its staff and customers.

The weekly Le Canard Enchaine published what it said were emails where Ikea managers asked police for information.

More than 200 checks on criminal records and vehicle registrations were asked for, the paper says.

A spokesman for Ikea France vowed to investigate, but would not confirm or deny the allegations.

"We disapprove in the strongest possible way of all these kinds of illegal practices which are an affront to important values such as respect for a person's private life," the company said in a statement.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17210573

[Sherman A1]

1. Charming, simply charming......

[blm]

2. And Karl Rove has been working in Sweden. Never ignore coincidences when fascism rears its head.

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[Blue_Tires]

3. This Ikea thing is bad, but the real story is the cops selling access to records

how many other people/organizations knew certain info could be bought for a few euros?

[Snake Alchemist]

4. Did this help with production of my Billy Bookcase? nt

[happyslug]

5. Spread this around, my state among others are looking for such Revenue Enhancements

n/t