Privacy matters, even at RSL clubs!

I love a good meat raffle – especially down at the local RSL!

You rock up 5 minutes before the ticket sales close, hand over a 20 and get a wad full of numbers back. Off to the bar for a cheap-as-chips beer before settling in at a table – smug in the knowledge that you’re almost guaranteed to win something!

You know how, if you live within a 5km radius of a club you have to become a member? (Some rule to do with government grants or funding or something…) So they ask you for ID when you go in. Usually you just flash your drivers licence, and fill in a slip with your name, address, the date, sign it and you’re on your way.

Well, the other day I went over for a meat raffle at a certain NSW club (>5km from my home btw). And, instead of asking me to fill in a slip, I was directed to a shiny new machine in the foyer. I must have looked a little unsure of what was expected of me, because the helpful gentleman at the door showed me what to do by taking my drivers license and inserting it into the machine. Seconds later, my licence was returned, along with a printed slip with my name on it. Read more

May 12, 2007 | Filed Under case study, meat raffle, privacy compliance, privacy concern, privacy matters, rsl clubs, scan drivers license | 3 Comments