Wal-Mart sued for videotaping restroom

Wal-Mart is now being sued because of a disturbing discovery at one of its stores in Pennsylvania.

The store was videotaping a public restroom in its tire department. Employees as well as customers were the target of this video and audio surveillance using a hidden camera. The suit is being filed by 7 current and former Wal-Mart workers.

The camera was placed by loss prevention personnel. I guess they were afraid of ploppings.

Monitoring folks in restrooms appears to be illegal under Pennsylvania law - which says, "A person commits a misdemeanor if he views, photographs or films another person in a state of full or partial nudity without consent, under circumstances where the nude person has an expectation of privacy." This should really be a criminal case, not just a civil suit.

Whoever posted the camera is a perv. End of story.

This is the same retail chain that also illegally set up secret surveillance of workers who discussed unionization, so who's surprised that it spies on people in the bathroom too?

Now you see why we should all be wary of the burgeoning surveillance state.

(Also, does anyone else find it ironic that the newspaper that reported this restroom-related story is called the Morning Call?)

(Source: http://consumerist.com/2009/12/walmart-accused-of-secretly-videotaping-public-restroom.html)