Anthropic rolls out identity verification that may require Claude users to provide a government-issued photo ID and live selfie to access “certain capabilities”
Anthropic quietly published identity verification requirements for Claude this week, asking certain users to hand …
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Discussion
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@ruoshuiresearch
Ruo Shui
on bluesky
“A valid government-issued photo ID: the physical document, in hand — A phone or a computer with a camera: you may be asked to take a live selfie with your phone, or your webcam — A few minutes: verification typically takes under five minutes”
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@trikcode
Wise
on x
Anthropic now wants a government ID and a selfie before you can use Claude. The same Claude that already has your .env file Now wants to see your face too. [image]
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r/LocalLLaMA
r
on reddit
More reasons to go local: Claude is beginning to require identity verification, including an valid ID like passport or drivers license and a facial recognition scan.