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minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 months agoMany years ago I stopped going to bars that scanned people’s ID. Sure you can look at it to determine my age, but fuck no you don’t get to take a picture of it or enter an image of my ID into some random computer. Even beyond the bullshit this article is discussing, having pictures of my ID floating around in random places is a massive risk for identity fraud.
minus-squareohshit604@lemmy.halstead.hostlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months ago7-11 will quite literally scan the barcode on your ID / Driver’s licenses, wonder what kind of information they get from it.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s basically just all the same info that’s printed on the front. You can scan it yourself with certain barcode reader apps.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago 7 -11 will quite literally scan the barcode on your ID / Driver’s licenses, It’s been a while since I’ve gone to a 7-11, but I don’t remember them doing that. What excuse do they have to scan (or even look at) your ID?
minus-squareohshit604@lemmy.halstead.hostlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThey’ll ID you for simply buying a lighter, as dumb as it sounds, every 7-11 I’ve been to does this.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSounds like a good reason to find better places to buy things
minus-squareHertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoGenerally exactly the same info that’s on the card minus a picture since the pic is to much for the barcode or magstripe.
Many years ago I stopped going to bars that scanned people’s ID.
Sure you can look at it to determine my age, but fuck no you don’t get to take a picture of it or enter an image of my ID into some random computer.
Even beyond the bullshit this article is discussing, having pictures of my ID floating around in random places is a massive risk for identity fraud.
7-11 will quite literally scan the barcode on your ID / Driver’s licenses, wonder what kind of information they get from it.
It’s basically just all the same info that’s printed on the front. You can scan it yourself with certain barcode reader apps.
It’s been a while since I’ve gone to a 7-11, but I don’t remember them doing that.
What excuse do they have to scan (or even look at) your ID?
They’ll ID you for simply buying a lighter, as dumb as it sounds, every 7-11 I’ve been to does this.
Sounds like a good reason to find better places to buy things
Generally exactly the same info that’s on the card minus a picture since the pic is to much for the barcode or magstripe.