What happened: On March 25, IKEA apologised for mistakenly filming employees in restroom communal spaces. The furniture retailer released the results of an investigation into the use of surveillance cameras today, expressing its “sincere regret.” IKEA installed security cameras above 10 bathrooms at a distribution centre in Peterborough in 2015, according to the article, in response to concerns about alleged drug use by employees. Details: Two cameras became dislodged from where they were intended to be and were filming the communal spaces in two toilets, one male and one female, according to the investigation. The cameras were functioning until July 2017, according to the study, and it was confirmed that they were not recording when workers discovered them in Sept 2021. IKEA claims that no footage of bathroom stalls was captured. Statement: “However, two cameras mistakenly recorded images of the communal spaces of two restrooms for a period of time in 2017 as a result of ceiling tiles getting dislodged,” the investigation added, “While our regulations for the use of cameras have been updated since 2015, we have carefully examined and altered our policies once more in the aftermath of this occurrence to establish very rigorous controls for their use at any of our sites.” What’s next: IKEA said it has forwarded the conclusions of the audit to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulator for data privacy.