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Question 7: I'm worried about security once my ID is scanned. What obligations do businesses have?

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Question 7:  I'm worried about security once my ID is scanned. What obligations do businesses have?

Answer: Businesses are required to keep personal information, such as your scanned ID, securely and destroy or permanently de-identify it once the purpose for which it was collected has finished.

This answer is a summary only. For more details, see our information sheet.

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