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Originally posted by Incinerator@Aug 11 2005, 09:55 AM
It is true. The bar isn't providing an essential service, this is not like Calgary Transit telling you we have to scan your licence or you can walk. It IS a private establishment and they can do whatever the hell they want, if you don't like it you can leave. So says our legal system.
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For anyone interested, the relevant legislation in Alberta is called the
Personal Information Protection Act. The provision below is quite interesting:
7(1) An organization shall not, as a condition of supplying a product or service,
require an individual to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of
personal information about an individual beyond what is necessary to provide
the product or service.
So is it necessary to have your license scanned and a copy of the information contained therein to be retained for whatever use the club wants? I would have to say no. But this is where the safety argument would come into play. It may be necessary to have the scan in order to provide a safe bar experience. Whether the bar is actually safer because of the ID scan remains to be seen (I'm not convinced it is).
And there are limits to what a private establishment can do prior to granting you entry. They can't violate the law. PIPA is a law in Alberta that may be violated through this policy (hence the whole complaint in the first place). Saddledome staff can't say "This is our private establishment. Everyone has to drop trou and do thirteen jumping jacks before they can be admitted." I guess they could say that but they won't be able to get away with it...