Claude wants your passport as identity verification to access 'certain capabilities' — but promises it isn't using your face to train its models

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Users of Anthropic's Claude AI platform will soon need to provide government-issued ID such as a passport or driving licence in order to use the service.

The company confirmed users will need to provide ID to access "certain capabilities" within Claude AI tools, but claimed it was part of its "routine platform integrity checks".

The move, rolled out in partnership with Persona Identities, has already worried some users, who are concerned their data may be stored and used for other purposes, despite Anthropic denying this is the case.

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