SOMEWHERE in Perth's central business district is a building containing the names, ages, addresses, photographs and unique fingerprint codes of thousands of revellers who danced and drank at Sydney's Home nightclub last year.

ID scans not secure Being a victim of identity fraud, this subject is close to my heart.

THE move by an increasing number of clubs and nightspots to scan customers' ID cards has upset many patrons.

The phrase "know it like the back of your hand" has been turned into a cutting-edge identification technology implemented by Unisys at a Canadian port - and soon in Australia.

MORE hotels and nightclubs are adopting the controversial practice of scanning patrons driver's licences before letting them in, causing anxiety over privacy issues.