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That seems very reasonable. TY.

I know even in the US when stores started scanning physical drivers licenses people were / are irked when we're talking about validating a birth date... I think just presenting what the user wants is a good proposal.



You don't have to hand your license over when a store asks to scan it.

Whenever I have purchased something that is age restricted, I have just held my license and held on to it, and not let them scan it.

The insecurity of the POS systems means I don't trust them to not store that data and let it be leaked/stolen.


Bars, nightclubs, and music venues scan ids all the time at the door. Sure you don't have to hand it over, but then you are not getting in.


I've never had an issue with just showing them the ID, but not letting them scan it.




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