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Digital ID Comes of Age as Pubs and Bars Get Green Light for Biometric Age Checks
Key Takeaways
- New laws in force this week allow pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants in England and Wales to use biometric scanning to verify customers are over 18.
- Customers download an app that scans their face to generate a QR code proving age, based on a stored proof of age.
- A roughly 30-second window between the face scan and validation with the retailer is designed to stop underage drinkers borrowing older friends' phones.
- A finger vein-scanning device is also under consideration but has not been approved for use.
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DT Editorial Team··via theguardian.com