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Paranoid much bearlikesbeer? Sure stuff like that is possible, the same as a jumbo jet could fall out of the sky and kill us as we walk accross the street. Both things are pretty unlikely.

I’ve had my ID scanned by clubs and never received any marketing spam or had my ID stolen.

Ben_Dover said :

Never visit clubs, I don’t like them, over-lit drinking barns with mediocre catering and entertainment.

No pubs worthy of the name here either.

Wig and Pen in city west

wow. really? preying on less intelligent?

I have a membership at a few clubs around town… the number of times I have played the pokies in the last 10 years? nil. They don’t interest me.

It’s a cheap meal, the kids can run around in the play area and I know they wont be frowned upon by bogans pretending to be hipsters in Canberra. Where else to you propose we go???

“Why is scanning proof of identity documents a privacy concern?

Once personal information has been collected by scanning, it becomes digitised and has the potential to be used or disclosed for many other purposes such as direct marketing or the creation of customer databases. Individuals may be concerned that scanned and electronically stored personal information can be matched to personal information held by other organisations. This can create a detailed picture of how they go about their day to day activities.
With the rise of identity crime, there are also legitimate community concerns about possible misuse of personal information, especially with regard to identity information contained on driver’s licences and other proof of identity documents.
Individuals are also concerned that the stored personal information could be compromised through hacking, computer theft or other inappropriate access. Those who steal the personal information may be able to do significant damage to the individual, whether by committing financial, credit card or identity fraud.
Good privacy practices are good for business. Avoiding practices that might create privacy risks, such as routinely or unnecessarily scanning ID, will help promote consumer trust and confidence in the business. It is worth noting that only 18% of individuals feel that it is acceptable for identification documents to be copied in order to obtain entry into licensed premises.”

http://www.privacy.gov.au/materials/types/infosheets/view/6553

damien haas said :

its forced membership. if youre a local, they make you join to gain entry. you cant ‘visit’ without joining. I found the services club had the most flexible approach to this. iirc they had one day memberships.

Many community events are hosted at these places. If you want in, you have to become a member. It is roughly 5 bucks a year for most clubs.

Im in a car club that meets once a month at a pokies club. We sit at a table and eat the increasingly more expensive and decreasingly poor quality meals. I was amazed to find that this pokies club lists our car club as a charity/community group that they support. It is simply not true.

Some months back I went to the Belconnen Labor Club with some interstate visitors. To gain entry they were directed to have their licenses scanned into some labor club database. We went elsewhere. This disgusts me.

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I agree about the meals and the forced membership but the scanning the licence thing is standard practice at many interstate clubs. If you have nothing to hide then it shouldn’t worry you.

Never visit clubs, I don’t like them, over-lit drinking barns with mediocre catering and entertainment.

No pubs worthy of the name here either.

damien haas said :

its forced membership. if youre a local, they make you join to gain entry. you cant ‘visit’ without joining. I found the services club had the most flexible approach to this. iirc they had one day memberships.

Many community events are hosted at these places. If you want in, you have to become a member. It is roughly 5 bucks a year for most clubs.

Im in a car club that meets once a month at a pokies club. We sit at a table and eat the increasingly more expensive and decreasingly poor quality meals. I was amazed to find that this pokies club lists our car club as a charity/community group that they support. It is simply not true.

Some months back I went to the Belconnen Labor Club with some interstate visitors. To gain entry they were directed to have their licenses scanned into some labor club database. We went elsewhere. This disgusts me.

If its my choice, i choose non-pokies club venues for public meetings, but i wouldn’t nail myself on a cross over it if someone else wants to go there.

You realise those license scanners help in identifying criminals yes? how many pics do we have from poorly shot CCTV with a caption saying ” can anyone please identify…” if they had scanned the persons license they could go through them and get the person they are looking for – your disgust in it is confusing, and makes me think suspiciously of you…

damien haas said :

its forced membership. if youre a local, they make you join to gain entry. you cant ‘visit’ without joining. I found the services club had the most flexible approach to this. iirc they had one day memberships.

Many community events are hosted at these places. If you want in, you have to become a member. It is roughly 5 bucks a year for most clubs.

Im in a car club that meets once a month at a pokies club. We sit at a table and eat the increasingly more expensive and decreasingly poor quality meals. I was amazed to find that this pokies club lists our car club as a charity/community group that they support. It is simply not true.
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I belong to a smallish special interest group, which meets in a club. By meeting in the club the group 1) doesn’t have to pay to hire a room and 2) the meetings are covered by the club’s insurance, so our group doesn’t have to take out insurance (which would financially cripple the group I suspect.) So while our group doesn’t get directly funded, it is getting a benefit from the club. Potentially, your car club is getting the same insurance benefit from the place you are meeting at.

its forced membership. if youre a local, they make you join to gain entry. you cant ‘visit’ without joining. I found the services club had the most flexible approach to this. iirc they had one day memberships.

Many community events are hosted at these places. If you want in, you have to become a member. It is roughly 5 bucks a year for most clubs.

Im in a car club that meets once a month at a pokies club. We sit at a table and eat the increasingly more expensive and decreasingly poor quality meals. I was amazed to find that this pokies club lists our car club as a charity/community group that they support. It is simply not true.

Some months back I went to the Belconnen Labor Club with some interstate visitors. To gain entry they were directed to have their licenses scanned into some labor club database. We went elsewhere. This disgusts me.

If its my choice, i choose non-pokies club venues for public meetings, but i wouldn’t nail myself on a cross over it if someone else wants to go there.

It really is a club town but that’s because we have no pubs! Sure there are taverns and trendy bars but no real pubs in the joint.
In all honesty, would any of you actually go to a club like Vikings or the Tradies if there was a decent pub nearby? I think not.