• @over_clox
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    10 hours ago

    I wish it was that fast for me. I literally grew a 4 inch long half gray beard for my ID, born in the early 1980s, and yet they still gotta scan the barcode on the back of my ID.

    Like hell, ain’t I already ugly enough to obviously be old enough to [redacted]?

      • @over_clox
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        1210 hours ago

        Um, yes, it’s been a thing in the USA for like 20+ years. The back side of our ID cards has a barcode.

        I keep all my old ID cards, and just double checked, my ID from 2004 already had a barcode on it.

          • @[email protected]
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            1 hour ago

            Some states do. New York, Washington, Vermont and Michigan have enhanced driver’s licenses with RFID tags. But it’s optional and largely used for border crossings into Canada. More states are apparently looking into this.

            I live in Pennsylvania so my state ID is just barcode

          • @PieMePlenty
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            6 hours ago

            I wouldnt be surprised if american id’s were just a laminated piece of paper.

        • metaStatic
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          not surprised at all but was kinda expecting some place I’d never heard of.

          • @[email protected]
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            17 hours ago

            We have them in Sweden as well, on our driver’s licenser (which double as ID cards). Or rather, it’s actually QR codes, but practically it works the same.

          • @[email protected]
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            17 hours ago

            Cannot recall how long they’ve been there but EU passports have barcodes too. A 2D matrix on the back.

    • @Gradually_Adjusting
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      88 hours ago

      I used to think this was normal. Few years ago I moved to England and have not once been carded. I don’t even have local ID outside of my UK passport. People even remark how young I look for my age and still nothing.

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        8 hours ago

        Oh, cool cool 👍

        It’s not usually a problem for me, at least in my hometown area, unless they recently hired new employees that don’t yet know me. Totally understandable.

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      910 hours ago

      Sometimes, it’s just for the (digital) paperwork. Especially if it’s a larger company, easier to link an ID scan to a sale for legal protection of their sales license.

      • @over_clox
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        510 hours ago

        Pretty much yeah. It’s usually to protect the new cashiers that just don’t particularly know you yet.

        And I totally respect that, I don’t want them getting in trouble or losing their job for not following official procedures.