Re: [privacy] Want a beer at the pub? Have your prints taken

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/24/06, Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> wrote:
> Look at it as a blacklist for assholes, used by pubs at their
> discretion. :P
>
> _______________________________________

Well, the article makes it sound like the fingerprint scanners are
almost mandated by the govt :
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Oh, and (bar owners) are also coerced into taking the fingerprint
system. New licences stipulate that a landlord who doesn't install
fingerprint security and fails to show a "considerable" reduction in
alcohol-related violence, will be put on report by the police and have
their licences revoked.
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So I think there may be some more nefarious features built in, if not
advertised. I would be willing to bet that it will search a database
at the Yard to see if anyone has any unpaid parking tickets and such.

------favorite paragraph in the article by far---------

The other occurred last Friday when an under-18 Disco at Dukes
nightclub got out of hand after the youngsters had obtained some
alcohol from elsewhere. A fight between two youngsters escalated into
a brawl involving 435 12 to 16 year olds
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I would give anything to see that posted on youtube :-)

-JP
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