Originally Posted by
techie
Whether human vs scanner that checks your ID shouldn't make much difference as long as combination of ID and boarding pass results in printing of the tag that is affixed to your bags.
Same is true in the current day and age. In circumstances you describe, it won't matter whether your reclaim stub is physical or electronic. So it is not a valid argument against introduction of the latter because the passenger will not be any worse off than they are right now.
The passenger is not the person who would be worse off, it is the airline who would be, with fake claims.
Right now, either your luggage tag is printed at the desk, attached by the agent, and the bag put behind them on to the belt, or the bag tag is printed at the kiosk, where the agents are monitoring them being put on to bags, and you are then sent into the bag drop line.