Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID
Summary
Anthropic updated its privacy policy to allow Claude users to appeal account flags by uploading government-issued ID documents and biometric data (facial scans and face geometry templates, which are digital measurements of facial features). The policy applies only to a small subset of users whose accounts are flagged for fraud rather than immediately banned, and Anthropic says it uses this verification to comply with various legal requirements and security measures.
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Original source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
First tracked: June 22, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%