Iceland Wants Thieves To Be Named & Shamed

Thursday, 5th September 2024 at 8:44am

The Startups website reports that the boss of retail chain Iceland, Richard Walker, has called for laws to allow images of violent shoplifters to be shared on local WhatsApp groups.

He has criticised the current data protection laws, which don’t allow businesses to share images of shoplifters publicly.

Walker has said, “When these images are on your CCTV, it’s absolutely proven. You watch someone pick something up, put it under their coat or whatever they do, and walk out or become aggressive to store staff if they’re stopped… It’s a stupid law.”

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