I am from the past. - eviltoast
    • over_clox@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Um, yes, it’s been a thing in the USA for like 20+ years. The back side of our ID cards has a barcode.

      I keep all my old ID cards, and just double checked, my ID from 2004 already had a barcode on it.

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          7 days ago

          We have them in Sweden as well, on our driver’s licenser (which double as ID cards). Or rather, it’s actually QR codes, but practically it works the same.

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          Cannot recall how long they’ve been there but EU passports have barcodes too. A 2D matrix on the back.