Theoretically the barcode on the back calls to the DOT database and if there's a record matching it comes back as valid, if not it comes back as fake. Where I live it just says "yes there's a match" it doesn't pull up any further information due to privacy laws. Obviously the way around that is to just copy a valid barcode, but I would hope any mass use of the same barcode would be flagged.
That's what I'm wondering. There's a lot of strict liability laws when it comes to selling alcohol to minors. I'd hope the clerk's ass would be covered in the event of a false negative.
How do ID scanners stop fake IDs?
Theoretically the barcode on the back calls to the DOT database and if there's a record matching it comes back as valid, if not it comes back as fake. Where I live it just says "yes there's a match" it doesn't pull up any further information due to privacy laws. Obviously the way around that is to just copy a valid barcode, but I would hope any mass use of the same barcode would be flagged.
In reality it does little to nothing.
Or paying adults to make purchase for them.
That's what I'm wondering. There's a lot of strict liability laws when it comes to selling alcohol to minors. I'd hope the clerk's ass would be covered in the event of a false negative.
They don't.
They'll make it worse.
The cashier won't even look if they don't have to. Just swipe, wait for the beep, complete the sale.
This is the worst idea.
I'm sure they won't stop good counterfeiters.