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By Dave Burke People buying alcohol in pubs, bars and shops could soon have their face scanned or give their fingerprint rather than showing a physical ID under new plans. The Government is planning sweeping changes to the way age verification works in shops – with facial recognition among the tools being looked at. And new technology could also be used for online alcohol sales – with people required to show a digital ID or a passport or driving licence before booze is handed over. A new Home Office consultation has been launched into whether “digital identities, age estimation and other techn…