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Of course they can, at least in the US, however if someone asks for my ID while paying cash I will say "fuck that" and turn around and leave their brick building.
Whilst security cameras and mobile trackers note your presence (or that of your less-opsec-obsessed companions). Good tradecraft is hard.
Eh it was more about the affront than security. I know there are eyes in the sky just about everywhere :) . Especially with things like cops tapping into porch cameras.