IKEA France’s French subsidiary fined $1.2 million for illegal spying scheme. Former CEO fined 50,000 and suspended two-year sentence by French court. Company accused of hiring private security firm Eirspace to dig up dirt on employees and perceived adversaries. In one instance, the company investigated an employee to find out why they could afford a BMW on their salary. In another instance, an employee was accused of robbing a bank after they hired cops to hand over police records.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ikea-fined-spying-system/166991/