{
  "id": 7490948,
  "title": "Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/digital-id-comes-of-age-as-pubs-and-bars-get-go-ahead-for-biometric-7490948",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/15/pubs-and-bars-get-go-ahead-digital-id-biometric-scan-tech"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New laws coming into force this week aim to streamline age checks although old-style plastic IDs will still be allowed Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric scanning technology to check customers are over 18. Customers will be able to…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/digital-id-comes-of-age-as-pubs-and-bars-get-go-ahead-for-biometric",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:00:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}