Global Policy Brief > Privacy Advocates Urge Against Collecting ID Card Information

Privacy Advocates Urge Against Collecting ID Card Information

December 20, 2011

Privacy advocates are speaking out to clubs and bars that scan personal ID cards and then store the information. According to the Sunday Herald Sun, Victoria privacy legislation advises against venues collecting and storing personal information.

Civil libertarians told the Herald Sun that it is unnecessary for venues to record and store this information and that it could be misused. The director of Civil Liberties Victoria, Tim Vines, expressed that bars and nightclubs could easily misuse the personal information as a marketing tool.

"By scanning and keeping record of your personal information, such as your age and gender, nightspots can then use this information to tailor promotional club events to an appropriate demographic," Vines said.

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