Anyone under the age of 21 looking to buy alcohol in downtown Madison could soon find it a little tougher to pass off a fake ID.
To combat underage drinking, the University of Wisconsin-Madison used donated funds to buy hand-held scanners â?? at $1,000 each â?? and give them at no cost to seven liquor stores and one grocery store. The businesses, in turn, agreed to use the gadgets to swipe customersâ?? IDs to instantly determine whether they are of age or using a fake.