Several weeks ago, Wal-Mart revealed that one of the technicians on its Threat, Research and Response team (the group responsible for surveillance) was eavesdropping on conversations between Wal-Mart employees and a reporter from the New York Times. In addition, Wal-Mart revealed that other non-Wal-Mart employees were either recorded or had their text messages intercepted, but would not reveal the identities of those people or what search terms were used to do its surveillance.
Since we know the goal of Wal-Mart’s spy program was to identify the source of documents that were given to the WakeUpWalMart.com campaign, it is only logical to conclude that members of our campaign may have had their privacy invaded. At a minimum, the Wal-Mart spy scandal raises serious questions about the extent to which corporations should be allowed to spy on their employees.
Please write a letter to Congress today, calling for an investigation of the Wal-Mart spy scandal
We believe Congress should investigate the Wal-Mart spy scandal to determine:
1) the extent to which high level executives were involved in giving orders to Wal-Mart’s Threat, Research and Response team;
2) who are the other non-Wal-Mart employees whose privacy was invaded, potentially illegally;
3) given this is the second high-profile example of a major Fortune 500 company recording conversations of reporters and employees, an overall review of the laws governing what corporations can and cannot do in terms of spying on their employees and others.
You have the power to put this issue in front of our nation's lawmakers. Please send a letter to congress today.
