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Vancouver Bars Network Together to Track Patrons

Posted by michael on from the going-to-put-a-crimp-on-dollar-draft-night dept.

Tortured Potato writes "The Vancouver Sun reports that bar owners in the area will soon start tracking patrons by photo and driver's license. 'John Teti, chairman of the coalition, said the vote is merely a formality. "We have full backing from our members," Teti said Monday....Once the system is in place, patrons will be asked to stand in front of a camera to have their picture taken and will then swipe their drivers' licence, or possibly show some other form of identification, that will automatically give the establishment the patron's name and age and show if he or she has caused trouble at any other bar on the network.' I'm glad to see that Big Brother is alive and well on the left coast." This is the next step past merely swiping licenses.

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  1. I think... by ascalon · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...each bottle of alcohol should have a card swipe to make sure minors don't drink outside bars. Silly Canadians. Us Americans never do stupid stuff!

  2. I like this sytem... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 0, Troll
    ...when the photo is taken would be a perfect time to charge me $1.00 for music I didn't steal and $0.50 for commercials I didn't watch on the TiVo(TM) I don't own. Oh, and add me to the same DB as JetBlue(R) customers, I'd love to be on that, too.

    I like the tax breaks I get for being an "S" corporation in this country, the USA(TM)(R). But when I have a tidy savings and enough expierience that I can start again in a town anew, I just might be browsing Slashdot from Canada. The US is becoming what we, as little ones in school, were always told was "bad" about Russia. Fucking shame.

  3. Re:The Left coast by warriorpostman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Big Brother smacks you with the right hand and comforts you with the left hand. Either way it's just jerking off.

  4. You would think by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Brits would know the difference. I mean Canada is on better terms with Britan than the US. They still sing God Save the Queen and feature her on their currency. They are commonwealth and a citizenship in other commonwealth nations makes it easy to get a job there. Heck, until 1980 they hadn't even fully become sperate. I don't remember what it was, fairly trivial, but Britan wasn't totally out of Canada until then technically speaking.

    I guess it just goes to show that Americans aren't the only one ignroant of the world... Or maybe he just read it wrong :)