Anthropic now requires government ID and selfie via Persona to sign up
I_am_tiberius · hn · 2026-11-04
An HN user reports that Anthropic account creation now requires identity verification through withpersona.com, including a selfie holding your passport — up from just a phone number two years ago. The change, likely aimed at abuse prevention, raises privacy concerns about handing government ID data to a third-party verification vendor, and significantly raises the bar for developers worldwide.
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