By Eric Klotz
Privacy intrusion of ID scanners at nightclubs has recently come under scrutiny. The Alberta Privacy Commission recommended that Paul Vickers, owner of Penny Lane Entertainment, stop his employees from scanning patrons’ driver’s licenses. The Privacy Commission’s non- binding recommendation stems from a complaint from then University of Calgary law student Nyall Engfield. “In March of… Continue reading Private info or no beer
Editor, the Gauntlet, Re: “The choice vs. life debate,” Apr. 7, 2005, I agree with Emily Senger, that the Holocaust should not be bootstrapped to various causes in order to give them shock appeal and gain attention. This trivializes the suffering and death of many millions of Jews, Poles and others, something that everyone– even… Continue reading Holocaust not for abuse
By Daniel Pagan
The Alberta Privacy Commissioner’s ruling hammer won out in a thunderous fight with the SecureBar ID-scanning program. Privacy Commissioner Frank Works ordered the Tantra nightclub to stop scanning patrons’ driver licences on Wed., Feb 20. Work also ordered the club to destroy all the personal information it already stored. Work explained that the Penny Lane… Continue reading Penny Lane loses battle to scan IDs
By Daniel Pagan
Den and Black Lounge patrons may find themselves not having their driver’s licences scanned anymore. Privacy Commissioner, Frank Works launched an investigation into these programs back in Jan. 2006, after complaints were filed against BarLink under the Personal Information Protection Act. ID scanning databases were alleged to be an intrusive tool that gathers more personal… Continue reading Security versus privacy