Ikea ordered to pay $1.3 million fine for spying on French employees

Ikea was fined $1.3 million on Tuesday for spying on its French workers — and two of the furniture retailer’s former executives were convicted over the creepy operation.

A panel of judges at the Versailles court ruled that between 2009 and 2012, Ikea’s French subsidiary spied to uncover troublesome workers and profile displeased customers. The home furnishings giant was found to have improperly gathered and stored data on its employees.