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> Yep exactly. I've ordered alcohol to be delivered, and they insist on validating. Imagine the lawsuits if a minor was able to order alcohol.

That’s not why, mate. They want an easy way to collect your name, age etc.




I think they're likely looking to do the minimum to make the uppity bureaucrat at an enforcement agency go bother a softer target. Monetizing the PII is probably just a side benefit that helps offset some of the cost.


I suppose if they'd made it the size of an A4 folded along its major axis it would have been easier to hold, though reading text would have been annoying.


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