Dragged, kicking and screaming, into the new century...Racing NSW has announced that punters can now bring their laptops to meetings! Hooray! So there is such a thing as enlightenment. The official statement says: Racecourse patrons may now bring their laptop computers, iPADs and other electronic devices onto NSW thoroughbred racecourses from today (Thursday, 19 August 2010) without restriction.Racing NSW recognises the numerous reasons that people use electronic devices in their daily lives whi
Dragged, kicking and screaming, into the new century...Racing NSW has announced that punters can now bring their laptops to meetings! Hooray! So there is such a thing as enlightenment. The official statement says: Racecourse patrons may now bring their laptop computers, iPADs and other electronic devices onto NSW thoroughbred racecourses from today (Thursday, 19 August 2010) without restriction.Racing NSW recognises the numerous reasons that people use electronic devices in their daily lives which may or may not include wagering. However, racegoers are reminded that RNSW Stewards may require access to information from their laptop or other electronic devices or records, to assist with inquiries being conducted by the Stewards.
Is Racing NSW stretching things too far? Many punters will be wondering what the Privacy Laws have to say about someone, or some group, demanding to see the contents of a private computer? How do the stewards propose to force a punter to unlock his private details on a computer? In fact, under what law could the stewards demand such a right?