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| Has 'Big Brother' arrived? Police use ID scanner at bars to nab criminals, but civil liberties raise concerns |
| By fdlreporter.com - Nick Penzenstadler |
| Published: 06/03/2013 |
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WISCONSIN - Appleton police are using cutting-edge scanner technology to keep convicted criminals out of some of the city’s most popular bars, but civil libertarians are crying foul over a practice that could spread to other communities. While authorities claim the innovative strategy of checking bar patrons with an ID scanner is making the community safer, the process is raising red flags among some people, who say it amounts to an invasion of privacy. “The technology doesn’t give any particular thought to privacy concerns since everybody who enters gets scanned,” said Chris Ahmuty, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin. “It could be a hardened felon on parole, an attorney from a law firm on College Avenue or a 21-year-old Lawrence (University) student. There’s no distinguishing between who gets targeted, and that’s a problem.” Read More. |
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