When I buy liquor (well, I don't drink anymore, so THC seltzers), the liquor company isn't saving my ID to my profile and then following me around everywhere I go for the rest of my life shouting "This is MALFIST, he's 42! He buys alcohol! He also visited X Y and Z last week and had interests in A, B and C. He's annual income is six figures and buys expensive bourbon."

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SiempreViernes 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Not yet anyway. But there's nothing much stopping Google to offer a "verification" service to "help combat fake IDs" using a web connected camera at the till.

	▲	malfist 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The incentives aren't aligned yet. Not enough people browse the internet with ID verification yet. So knowing Malfist bought liquor isn't enough, you have to know which browser is Malfist. Likewise, incentives aren't there for liquor stores. They make money by allowing fake ids to work.
	▲	Lio 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		And Google then selling a service to insurance companies, employers or law enforcement letting them know you occasionally buy alcohol.
	▲	6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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