[NetBehaviour] Telekom Promises Quick Investigation Into Spying Scandal.

[marc garrett]

Telekom Promises Quick Investigation Into Spying Scandal.

Revelations in SPIEGEL that German phone company Deutsche Telekom spied 
on top executives and journalists provoked a storm of criticism from 
politicians and privacy watchdogs this week, and the supervisory board 
is piling pressure on management to pinpoint the culprits in the next 
few weeks.

erman phone company Deutsche Telekom has tried to reassure its customers 
and pledged a full investigation into the snooping scandal (more...)that 
has drawn comparisons with the methods of the East German Stasi secret 
police.

t's the latest in a series of scandals in Germany over companies spying 
on their employees. One of the biggest involved supermarket chain Lidl, 
(more...), which reportedly violated labor laws by installing hidden 
cameras in its stores to systematically keep tabs on staff.

more...
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,555664,00.html