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Charges Filed in Hidden Camera Case

A new disturbing anti-privacy trend in the form of hidden camera technology is making the workplace a challenge for privacy advocates. A Norfolk Virginia man is facing charges after being accused of video taping a minor in the restroom of a grocery store. A number of similar cases have emerged across the country prompting some local, state, and federal policy makers to consider new laws to dissuade this form of privacy invasions.

Man charged with hiding camera in grocery store restroom, The Virginia Pilot, July 6, 2004