In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
No wonder Jeff Bezos signed a "strategic partnership" with Anthropic, then immediately narc'd Anthropic to the feds.
"Private data violations for me, but not for thee"
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-anthropic-stake-skyrockets-ai-startup-ipo-2026-6
https://gizmodo.com/why-would-amazons-ceo-try-to-kneecap-anthropic-by-tattling-to-trump-2000773843
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-invests-additional-5-billion-anthropic-ai
https://www.theverge.com/amazon/667916/jeff-bezos-amazon-saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi
No honor amongst thieves.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/21/amazon-boss-jeff-bezoss-phone-hacked-by-saudi-crown-princeIf they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligence/ai-tech-brief/2026/06/15/plus-amazon-anthropics-strategic-partnership-gets-more-complicated/https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/28/anthropic-just-delivered-spectacular-news-for-amaz/
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker ACAB includes Claude.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker é um estado de vigilância constante. Saudades da Internet da década de 90.
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@zackwhittaker ACAB includes Claude.
@theorangetheme @zackwhittaker All Claudes Are Bastards
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker Good thing that in Europe there are very strict laws on how companies are allowed to use (or for that matter transfer to third parties) personal data of employees.

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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker does it also need an image of deez nuts
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker What, no blood & urine samples and birth certificate? Amateurs

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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
What could possibly go wrong…
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
as if we didn't already have way too many reasons not to use an LLM products already, requiring giving your data to someone as untrustworthy as persona is certainly another major reason to avoid this.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
I don't think that's gonna go as well for them as they're hoping.
I mean, obviously, we'll see. I just suspect they're going to edge out some folks who'd otherwise sing their praises.
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@zackwhittaker so does this mean that everyone that works for a shitty company that requires them to use AI is now also going to have to give a third party private information or lose their job?
Hooray for the surveillance state!
@FinFangFoomed @zackwhittaker If a company wants to use Claude and Claude wants an ID, how about giving Claude your employee ID? If your employer won't trust them with your employee ID, you shouldn't trust them with your driver's license.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker Makes my shift out of the technical world that much nicer. I'll just grab my bucket of popcorn and watch the fireworks.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker Argh. Don't sell your soul to the devil Claude!
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
FFS
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
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@badsamurai yep, I hate it too but it's above my pay grade, and I don't recommend people switch off their ad-blocker.
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as if we didn't already have way too many reasons not to use an LLM products already, requiring giving your data to someone as untrustworthy as persona is certainly another major reason to avoid this.
@paul_ipv6 @zackwhittaker That's no problem for us, but what worries me is that so many others will just go ahead and do it. Especially quite a lot of developers apparently are all in on using Claude for coding and people, in general, are so resistant to change they'll sell their souls rather than change what they've decided they like. These things have a tendency to somehow manage to get us too via ricochet so to speak.
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In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id/
@zackwhittaker Yet another reason to avoid the bullshit generators entirely
