According to Nina Jelver, many business owners have the impression that the police’s resources are not sufficient to solve shoplifting and therefore resort to their own methods.
– Many times it is about giving up because you have time and again called the police’s attention or reported the person in question, but get no help. And then you get quite frustrated, says Nina Jelver.
The police in Västerbotten currently have a very strained situation and according to Olle Andersson, head of investigations for serious crimes, the simpler type of crime is therefore given low priority.
Pictures count as personal data
But pictures are personal data and you therefore risk heavy fines if they are published.
– It’s not a good method because it goes against the GDPR, you simply can’t post pictures of people, says Nina Jelver.
Shoplifters can be banned from entering
Instead, you can rely on the law on access bans. You can apply for an access ban against the individual in question and hope that it is granted.
– The individual in question can be shorted from the store, which is a more efficient way, I would say, than posting pictures of the person.
See Nina Jelver’s answer to three questions about companies that hang out shoplifters on social media in the clip above.