Malice? Ignorance? Plenty of both to go around.

The morning after we chatted in the Castro, [25-year-old data analyst Ben] Gonzalez told me over Instagram DM that he was unaware Mix could share patron data with neighboring businesses but did not see a problem with it. “I think it’s cute that they share it amongst other bars,” he wrote. “It’s like a little cybersecurity community .”

https://sf.gazetteer.co/why-do-these-castro-gay-bars-have-tsa-style-face-scanners

To imprison them later.

Oh just when i was in danger of venturing out sometime.

Oh well.

Why does the German State have a database of everyone's religion when they make Anmeldung, including literally a database of all the Jews and where they live?

Because some orgs are so interested in collecting all the data, that they never stop and think if they should have that data

Queer person here: OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK, THIS IS WHY WE TEACH LGBT HISTORY! If there is one group that should know better it's the LGBT community, especially now with what's happening to transgender people because holy shit.

The insurance industry has been pushing for them for decades. It's not just about LGBQT people. As someone who has been a bouncer for over a decade, it's kind of a necessary evil if we want to have clubs/bars/venues at all (in this day and age, in this culture).

The system scans your ID and matches it with security footage from in the venue. This is effectively the only way to consistently enforce bans in a larger venue with a multi-person security team.

Arguably the only gripe one can make privacy wise is the collection/storage of gov't ID. As obviously venues have security cameras and can assign that footage to patrons as they see fit (like liquor stores do with thieves).

While I encourage people to avoid such venues, please don't hold the owners directly accountable as they may not have had a choice.

edit: Every time I get downvoted for simply stating facts lemmings don't like I'm reminded that taking y'all seriously is a waste of time.

Probably so they can be bitchy and catty and gossip about each other even more. Wait, gay men's bars or gay women's bars? Because gay women don't do that nearly as much.

Damn. Some people need to know their history before building a database of people/communities

Yeah I think lots of bars are doing this now, so that info about unruly customers propagates between them. I don't think I've gone into a bar since before November 2019 (when Covid hit) and will probably keep staying out of them. Back then at least though, folks old enough to obviously be over 21 usually didn't get carded. I guess that has changed.

Yeah, this is very very bad.

Guessing owners were targeted sales opportunities after one of the nearby lgbt club attacks, since it’s clustered in that neighborhood, and they may not be technically savvy so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, but they need to realize that this is a fox in the henhouse situation with respect to their local queer community and not a safe way to protect their patrons.

E: typos