Many years ago I stopped going to bars that scanned people's ID.

Sure you can look at it to determine my age, but fuck no you don't get to take a picture of it or enter an image of my ID into some random computer.

Even beyond the bullshit this article is discussing, having pictures of my ID floating around in random places is a massive risk for identity fraud.

People need to understand how data is used

No. People need to learn to refuse to have their ID scanned at bars and restaurants and every other place that has no business scanning their ID.

There should be a public consensus that having your ID scanned on demand for no reason is unacceptable. It would've been obvious to the people of thirty years ago. There ought to be public service announcements telling people why it's wrong, if for some reason the practice can't simply be prohibited completely.

A private, for-profit, nationwide list of "undersrables"... what could possibly go wrong

Fucking bar owners.

A few of them are amazing, wonderful, understanding people just trying to offer a little solace in a cruel world. I love you. Thank you for your service.

The majority of them are scumbag exploiters who will use every single human being they can in whatever ways they can get away with. They own a bar to be big-dick over people who can fight back less than most. Even plugs have way more morals than the average bar owner.

Giving these greasy shits the ability to band together and big-dick nationwide, is a horrible idea. "I'll ban you from 10,000 bars! How dare you insult me in my widdle fiefdom!"