[berkeley]

Originally Posted by Margies3

your drivers license is magnetized? interesting! ours are not.

Yes, we have technology in California!!! One time I was purchasing cigarettes (I no longer smoke, don't preach to me) the clerk swiped my DL through the machine. It's not something that is done with every purchase. The computer will randomly ask for an ID to be swiped. It checks the validity of the ID/DL.
I've even had my ID's/DL's swiped in the airport. Both my DL from Utah, and my ID from CA.