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BBC: UK club bouncers 'checking Facebook on phones' as identification
Source: BBC News
Some bouncers have been demanding people hand over their smartphones so they can check Facebook accounts, Newsbeat has been told.
It's claimed that it is to make sure the person is who they say they are and isn't using fake identification.
... Nick Pickles, from the campaign group Big Brother Watch, said he was against the idea of checking Facebook accounts.
"Not only is it ridiculous from a security point of view, it's an affront to the basic rights of people to be able to live their lives in private," he said.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17930370
