The stated justification is that it somehow catches forgeries that altered the front of an ID but didn’t make the barcode information match. That might have been justifiable in like 1980 or something, but it’s reaaaaaaally not hard to generate the correct barcode these days if you’re forging an ID.
The real reason is to track and sell more data about you.
Why would they do that? What’s the use of scanning it?
It keeps liquor prices down because you get the extra revenue from selling the scans. Try to keep up smh
You’re the product. The alcohol is just the lure.
It validates against the states license database to confirm it’s a legitimate ID and not a fake.
The stated justification is that it somehow catches forgeries that altered the front of an ID but didn’t make the barcode information match. That might have been justifiable in like 1980 or something, but it’s reaaaaaaally not hard to generate the correct barcode these days if you’re forging an ID.
The real reason is to track and sell more data about you.
It’s for the children’s safety, like age verification