BERLIN - MARCH 27: Shoppers leave a supermarket of German discount grocery chain Lidl on March 27, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Lidl is under investigation by the German Ministry of Interior and faces possible lawsuits by employees after it was revealed that the company has been systematically spying on its employees. According to an investigation by the German magazine Stern, Lidl used miniature cameras and sound recording equipment to monitor activity such as how often employees went to the bathroom and personal relationships between employees, as well as to make notes of conversations, appearance and demeanour. The service industries union ver.di is encouraging Lidl employees to file charges in court. German has strict laws on the collection and use of private data. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
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