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Digital ID biometric scans allowed for age checks in England and Wales pubs

New laws allow venues to use facial scanning technology to verify customers are over 18.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 15 Sept 2026 · updated 2d ago

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Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech The Guardian Business · 2d ago
UK's Digital ID walks into a bar... two months after being killed off www.theregister.com 2d ago

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