I don't know about this, stores around me are scanning people's IDs to verify their age.

rationalist • today at 3:07 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I guess I could make an ID (not a counterfeit government ID) that uses the same encoding for the birthday.

pseudalopex • today at 9:49 PM

Stores collect not required customer information often.

Tangurena2 • today at 8:23 PM

They are scanning the PDF 417 barcode on the back.

Here are the specs for what appears on the driving license/ID and how to read the barcode:

They issue a new spec every 4 years.

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