[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

7-Eleven has launches a new technology in each of its 26 7-Eleven stores in Oregon that will scan the 2-D code on the back of a customer’s driver license or identification card when age-restricted products are being purchased. This scan will verify the birth date stored on the card but will not store any other information about the customer.

In 1984, 7-Eleven developed its “Come of Age” training and awareness program that specifically targeted illegal sale of alcohol to minors, after-hours sales, sales made on behalf of a minor and consuming alcohol on store premises. The program expanded in 1994 to include all age-restricted products: tobacco, lottery tickets and potential inhalants.

7-Eleven is underwriting the cost to upgrade all franchise registers, at no-cost to any of its franchisees. In the United States, six licensees operate approximately 580 locations.