Matt Krupnick reports: An Alameda County judge on Tuesday delayed a University of California report on November’s pepper-spraying of Occupy protesters at UC Davis after police officers said they were concerned about privacy. Lawyers for the union representing UC police argued the report might contain confidential information about the officers involved and asked Superior Court…
Category: Workplace
Ikea ‘stole secret French police reports’ – claim
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has responded to accusations it illegally accessed secret police files in France as part of its security operation. Reports in weekly newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné and investigative website Rue89 say the company used French security companies to gain access to documents held in the STIC system. Read more on The Local….
UMPD officers file suit against department over audio surveillance
Alyssa Creamer and Dan Glaun report: As University of Massachusetts Police Chief Johnny Whitehead prepares to leave his position at the University by February’s end, a class action lawsuit has been filed against him, the University and the UMPD by officers within the UMPD. The lawsuit was prompted after the discovery of audio surveillance equipment…
FDA says it monitored workers’ e-mail to investigate potential leak
Ellen Nakashima and Lisa Rein report: The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it monitored the personal e-mails of employees who had concerns about unsafe medical devices beginning in April 2010 but said it did so to investigate allegations that the employees had leaked confidential information to the public. The FDA’s statement came in…