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minus-squareohshit604@lemmy.halstead.hostlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 days 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-up5·8 days 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-up4·8 days 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-up2·7 days 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-up2·7 days agoSounds like a good reason to find better places to buy things
minus-squareHertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoGenerally exactly the same info that’s on the card minus a picture since the pic is to much for the barcode or magstripe.
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.