tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post5327845247163614633..comments2024-03-08T07:29:54.585-04:00Comments on Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Alberta Commissioner forbids license scanningprivacylawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943567746055311435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-71188745324709921432010-08-25T10:27:09.284-03:002010-08-25T10:27:09.284-03:00Let me tell you all...ID SCANNERS ARE WORTHLESS AN...Let me tell you all...ID SCANNERS ARE WORTHLESS AND BOUNCERS WHO USE THEM ARE GOING TO DEVELOP BAD ID INDENTIFCATION HABITS!! In world today minors are not using fake id's ...they are using real Id's that belong to someone else that look like them...soooo you scan the id its says GOOD..and in goes the minor!! Bouncer's are too busy looking at the scanner to realize the minor is using a friends id!<br />These ID scanners CRAP and ruining a doorman's abilities to recognize faces, communication, body language..etc <br /> Ivan 'Doc' Holidayivan 'Doc' Holidayhttp://www.roadhousereality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-15502174755412070012008-10-25T18:44:00.000-03:002008-10-25T18:44:00.000-03:00This is also becoming more common in Australia and...This is also becoming more common in Australia and it is high time our Privacy Commissioner put a stop to it. The potential for identity fraud is huge - not to mention that we have a legal right to be able interact with a business anonymously. <BR/><BR/>To think that only "bad guys" have a problem with this practice is ridiculous. We all want to be able to control access to sensitive personal information and having a digital copy of my drivers licence out there somewhere is not a good way to start! I am amazed at all the young guys and girls who willingly hand over their documents to be scanned; although it is true that most of them have no idea it is occurring as they are not told or given any opportunity to object.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-19595861552110674482008-09-26T16:27:00.000-03:002008-09-26T16:27:00.000-03:00I'd like to see this banned in BC as well. Why not...I'd like to see this banned in BC as well. Why not the entire country? Drivers-license-scanning in Vancouver is becoming rampant, and it's absolute BS. Check my writeup about my latest experience at a club: http://darkvancouver.yuku.com/topic/6075Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-31924123433178317892008-02-26T04:48:00.000-04:002008-02-26T04:48:00.000-04:00Interestingly enough… the news article doesn’t tel...Interestingly enough… the news article doesn’t tell the even half of the story!<BR/><BR/>There are dozens of bars in Alberta that use this system.<BR/><BR/>Besides the fact that they once scanned my ID without permission, they store it and transmit it without having any government oversight as to the security and protection of the information. Why on earth would a bar bouncer need this information?<BR/>At the incident in question, I was asked for my ID to enter the club. I assumed it was to determine my age. Without any visible warning or verbal mention, the bouncer immediately took it and scanned the entire card digitally!<BR/><BR/>(Note: The first rule in the Alberta privacy laws state that they have to gain a person's permission before gathering/storing this information).<BR/><BR/>I got upset then, but didn’t really say anything because I heard the bars had this system to protect themselves.<BR/><BR/>I was then told it was a $10 cover charge to enter the bar, and I told them I wasn’t interested because I was only planning to stay for about 10 minutes while we waited for a movie to start.<BR/><BR/>I then asked them to remove my information from their system, and they refused. I told them I wanted to speak with the manager, and the bouncer told me he was the manager. (I knew he wasn’t because he seemed to be stretching the truth about a lot of things he was saying).<BR/><BR/>As I walked out, the manager walked in and I told her I wanted my information removed from their system. She refused, and told me to leave or else they would call the police!<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, I was totally flabbergasted and felt very violated and concerned over possible identity theft.<BR/><BR/>They don’t scan it when you leave, so they don’t even know if you were even there during any sort of “incident” anyways. Had there been an incident there that night I would have been considered as a potential “suspect” even though I never set a foot into the bar!<BR/><BR/>I eventually got the number for Barlink, and sent them a request to remove my information from their system. They never responded to my request (it was over 8 months ago).<BR/><BR/>There are reports that someone high up in the Police Department has been involved or assisting this corporation in getting their systems into the bars and helping them stay out of the limelight.<BR/>Personally, I think this should be illegal, and that someone should be investigating Barlink itself (and the people helping them maintain this illegal operation), and not just one bar (the ruling and investigation so far has only been against ONE bar).<BR/><BR/>The management of Barlink has already stated that it is “business as usual” with them. They do not think there is anything wrong with what they are doing, and feel they are above the law!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-77907928466405938922008-02-21T12:00:00.000-04:002008-02-21T12:00:00.000-04:00This decision has interesting ramifications, not o...This decision has interesting ramifications, not only in Canada but abroad, where ID scanning is widespread. In New York, for instance, the technology is used ostensibly to prevent fake ID from being used to enter a bar. It would be the negligent bar owner, however, who would not mine the data at least to determine who is coming to the bar at what time, and for which show. Further, what about the unscrupulous employee who is interested in one of the customers, and uses the database to retrieve their information?Nyall Engfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793596079989893632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-60452197284426966652008-02-21T11:45:00.000-04:002008-02-21T11:45:00.000-04:00This has interesting implications not only in Cana...This has interesting implications not only in Canada but abroad. In New York, for instance, ID scanning is widespread, ostensibly to prevent fake IDs from being used. But a bar owner would have to be stupid not to take advantage of the data for marketing purposes - seeing which events attract which types of crowds, for instance. And that's not to speak of the security implications, where an unscrupulous bar employee might have access to the personal information of a customer they are attracted to.Nyall Engfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793596079989893632noreply@blogger.com