Washington State tipplers could soon be verifying their age with hand biometrics

A pilot project for biometric age verification in the U.S. state of Washington looks more likely after a meeting of regulators.

The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board met this week to discuss a request from the community to add finger and palm prints to the list of identifiers accepted by the state.

The petitioner was not named by the board in the July 5 meeting. However an earlier story in the Washington State Standard said a partner with the law …

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