Alberta bar to continue scanning IDs despite Commissioner's advice not to

Alberta bar to continue scanning IDs despite Commissioner's advice not to

The saga related to the scanning of IDs in Alberta bars continues. The Gauntlet, a University of Calgary student publication, reports that the bar in question is planning to ignore the Information and Privacy Commissioner's recommendation by continuing to use the Secureclub system. The investigation by the IPC will likely continue and may culminate with an order under the Personal Information Protection Act of Alberta in the new year. In the meantime, the univeristy pub is going ahead with using the technology. See
Gauntlet News - Private info or no beer.

For some background on this complaint and the issue generally:

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