NJ lawmakers warn residents of restaurant identity scam

Elected officials in New Jersey are warning residents that handing over their ID at restaurants and bars may be contributing to their risk of identity theft.The machine used to swipe a customer?s driver?s

News 12 Staff

Dec 5, 2006, 2:11 AM

Updated 6,486 days ago

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Elected officials in New Jersey are warning residents that handing over their ID at restaurants and bars may be contributing to their risk of identity theft.The machine used to swipe a customer?s driver?s license at bars and restaurants store the person?s age, address, as well their physical description. New Jersey Assemblyman Bill Baroni (R-NJ) says that's way too much information. Katmandu in Trenton is accused of storing the information it received from its customers. Katmandu allegedly had about 15,000 people's information and admittedly used it for internal marketing purposes.New Jersey lawmakers are determined to prevent such scams from happening again. Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D-NJ) is planning a series of hearings to stop the misuse of driver's license data. She says she also wants to end the larger practice of company's and government agencies storing personal information without the person?s knowledge.