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Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID
Key takeaways
- Anthropic may ask Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading their government-issued documents, according to a new version of the company s privacy policy.
- While Anthropic has long required users to be over 18 to use Claude, the company earlier this year introduced age-verification checks to comply with various states and countries that require them.
- When triggered, the policy would require those users to upload a photo scan of a government-issued passport or driver s license.
Anthropic may ask Claude users to verify their age and identity by uploading their government-issued documents, according to a new version of the company s privacy policy.
The AI giant says the move was to allow users to appeal having their account flagged for potentially fraudulent activity rather than outright banning them, but comes at a time when Anthropic seeks to placate the Trump administration amid an ongoing standoff over who gets access to the company s AI tools.
According to a new section in its latest privacy policy published earlier in June and set to take effect on July 8, Anthropic says it will ask for a user to prove their age or identity in certain circumstances, without providing specific examples.
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