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Sudafed in the US is an odd exception in that it's regulated but doesn't require a prescription. In comparison you can pick up an opiate prescription without ID (or at least I was able to several years ago).

> Presumably online alcohol or marijuana sales would also require some retained evidence that a dl was presented.

Why? Is that required for in person purchases where you are? I thought violations were typically caught with sting operations. I don't see why online should be any different.

> Maybe car insurance too.

Why? I guess the provider could choose to for due diligence if they felt there might be fraud. But I'm struggling to come up with any realistic scenarios. For what it's worth I've never once been asked for any official documentation in order to purchase car insurance. Simply provided information over the phone and received documents in the mail a few days later.



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