January 17, 2008

Alberta, Canada Privacy Commissioner Questions Bars Scanning Customers' IDs

Alberta's privacy commissioner will rule in February whether bars in the province can continue to scan ID cards and compile personal information from customers as part of their efforts to keep out troublemakers. The commission held an inquiry into the matter in January 2007, and the ruling is just in the final stages of completion, said Wayne Wood, a spokesman for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. The ruling will set a standard for all bars and nightclubs in the province that collect personal information from their patrons, Wood told CBC News on Monday.

Alberta privacy commission to rule on bar scans, CBC News, January 14, 2008.