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Το 2006, Wal-Mart «είχε έναν μακρυμάλλη υπάλληλο να διεισδύσει μια ομάδα αντι-Wal-Mart για να καθορίσει εάν προγραμμάτισε τις διαμαρτυρίες στην ετήσια συνεδρίαση της επιχείρησης. … Η επιχείρηση επέκτεινε επίσης τα συστήματα ελέγχου τέμνων-ακρών που έγιναν από έναν προμηθευτή Αμυντικό τμήμα that allowed it to capture and record the actions of anyone connected to its global computer network.” The system “could detect the degree of flesh-tone on a viewed Internet image, and alerted monitors that a vendor sharing Wal-Mart networks was viewing pornography.” The giant retailer “also directed its surveillance operations at critical shareholders.” These revelations come from internal memos and Bruce Gabbard, a former member of Wal-Mart’s “Threat Research and Analysis Group.” Gabbard was fired in March 2007, “for unauthorized recording of calls to and from a New York Times reporter and for intercepting pager messages”; his claims have been confirmed. After the revelations surfaced, Wal-Mart “apologized to several shareholder groups that the company had earlier evaluated as potential threats.” The retailer has apparently not apologized to Wal-Mart Watch, ACORN, or Up Against the Wal, groups also targeted by Wal-Mart’s “threat research” operations.

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