Category Archives: Scanner Privacy

ID Scanners raise many privacy issues such as use and protection of collected data. Read on to learn more

Selling Drivers License Data

Florida Makes $63M Selling Drivers’ Info Judge Says Info Selling Legal Selling ID Scanner data to third parties has always been considered a bad idea because it violates Federal Driver Privacy Protection Act. Yet today there is a news article … Continue reading

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ID Scanner Privacy Guidelines Alberta Canada

ID Scanner Privacy in Alberta Canada Canada is tougher privacy regulations than the USA and if you click below, you can read an ID Scanner Privacy guidelines document produced for bars and nightclubs in Alberta Canada wishing to comply with … Continue reading

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Banned ID Scanner System in Austrialia

Banned ID Scanner System Another case of the shared banned person list not working as expected.  A few years ago, company in Canada tried deploying a system which used a shared banned ID Scanner list between clubs and was shut … Continue reading

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Austrialia ID Scanner Privacy

Here is something that I don’t think would every work in the USA, people letting their fingerprints be scanned just to buy a beer.    But scanning finger prints does have the advantage of ensuring people don’t use another person’s ID. … Continue reading

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ID Scanner Privacy Laws in Canada

Canada has tougher privacy laws than the US and ID Scanners are legal if used in the following manner.   The Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act says “The identified purposes should be specified at or before the … Continue reading

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