Airbus admits to spying on staff

Aircraft maker Airbus has admitted to spying on its staff in an attempt to uncover potential corruption. Airbus ordered checks on all staff working in Germany from 2005 to 2007, the company acknowledged. The checks were to see if workers' bank account numbers matched those of suppliers. No wrongdoing was found.

The head of Germany's national rail operator Deutsche Bahn resigned this week after the company also admitted to spying on thousands of its employees. The Airbus checks, which were ordered by former management at the company's German business, emerged in an audit launched by current management. "At that time, an internal comparison of data was regarded as being legally permissible," Airbus said.

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