Claude is requiring some of its users to verify their identity. Here's Anthropic's explanation.

Anthropic introduced ID verification for cases of "fraudulent or abusive behavior."

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• Anthropic introduced identity verification for "a few use cases," requiring some Claude users to upload government IDs.
• Persona Identities will manage and secure the ID data for the Claude users prompted to verify their identity.
• An Anthropic spokesperson wrote that ID verification will be used when it sees "potentially fraudulent or abusive behavior."

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