Two prominent gay bars, Badlands and Toad Hall, said they would stop using Patronscan ID verification following weeks of criticism. “Effective immediately, we are pausing the use of Patronscan while we review our ID verification and security practices.” It argues its technology complies with California law, which permits ID verification systems to prevent underage drinking and fraud. Lawmakers later amended California’s ID privacy statute to explicitly cover ID “scans,” closing what they saw as a loophole. Article Topicsage verification | data privacy | ID verification | Patronscan | San Francisco