Facepalm Award! Some Libertarians Are Wondering: Is IKEA Spying On You?

 

…and why are bookcases creepily called Billy, anyway…as if they’re watching you? Concerns are raised by reports over-enthusiastic staff went too far in routine checks of the company Libs criticized for eminent domain use, tarnishing its good reputation as a responsive and fun place to shop…in this month’s

 Libertarian-Liberal Facepalm Award.

Furniture giant Ikea paid for secret police files to spy on ‘complaining’ customers and ‘suspicious’ staff at stores in France, it was claimed today.

The Swedish company paid private security firms to carry out checks on criminal records and links to political groups on more than 200 people, it is alleged.

Customers involved in legal action with Ikea and employees highlighted as ‘suspicious’ were all targeted in the scandal which began in 2003, it was reported today.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108262/Ikea-paid-secret-police-files-customers-complained.html#ixzz1nukk7kDh

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