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The rise of ID/face scanning to access bars & clubs (web.archive.org)
submitted 4 days ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/privacy@programming.dev
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TL;DR

ID scanning is becoming a more common requirement to access bars and clubs in Australia (and worldwide). A company called ScanTek is used in over 1,000 clubs in Aus and provides tools such as biometric-matching someone's face to an ID, detecting fake IDs, flagging people and sharing data with other venues automatically

As well as verifying ages, ScanTek boasts "collect marketing information from IDs and drivers licences, which business owners can use to target specific demographics with promotions" on its website in a pitch to business owners. Though they claim to not share any of this with third parties

Australia's privacy laws are vague, don't specify what can be collected and how it must be stored, and only say that companies shouldn't keep data for longer than is "reasonable"

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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

I went to a concert last year. They wanted me to create an account on an app and do a full facial scan with ID, so i can walk in and grab stuff from a vendor area without paying. Incredibly lame perk for that kind of privacy intrusion.