Security Company Building an International Database of Banned Bar Patrons

According to statistics PatronScan shared with California legislators, the company collected and retained the information of 561,087 customers in the first five months of 2018 in Sacramento — a number greater than the entire population of the city. PatronScan collected and retained the information of 561,087 customers in the first five months of 2018 in Sacramento — more than the entire population of the city.PatronScan’s network is particularly valuable to businesses and law enforcement when used in multiple venues within the same community. In 2014, Multnomah County, Oregon launched a program implementing ID scanners made by PatronScan’s parent company Servall Biometrics in downtown bars.

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