Last month [The Register] reported how ... police requested a licensing condition be set for all future events [at South London nightclub SEOne] that "all persons entering the premises must supply verifiable identification details that are passed through a digital scanning and recording system"...The good news comes from Torture Garden, where a spokesman told us: "We have now met again with SEOne and explained the Data Protection Act. They accept that they do not need to retain data for three years, and have agreed with police and local council that in respect of TG events, and in the absence of serious incident, data will only be kept for 31 days.
"They have also now accepted their obligation to register and appoint a named data controller: and are looking at the possibility of extending the 31-day policy to other events that they host."
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The real problem which government seems determined to ignore is the "big picture". If one club has ID scanning, it is ... a matter of choice for individuals whether they visit that club or not. If all clubs in an area have scanning, then there is no choice.
