Pub scans drinkers’ details
`Drinkers are being forced to hand over their names and addresses before even entering a pub.
The draconian hotel security measures have arrived in New South Wales in the form of a device that scans patrons’ licences and stores their details.
The New Brighton Hotel, in the Sydney northern beach tourist drawcard of Manly, has become the first pub to install the device, has made it compulsory for patrons to have their licences scanned before entering the premises.
Anyone refusing to have their licence scanned is denied entry.’