You Switched to Claude Over Surveillance Fears. Now It Wants Your Passport
By Jose Antonio Lanz
Anthropic has quietly rolled out government ID and selfie verification for its Claude AI chatbot, becoming the first among major AI services to require such checks. This development contrasts sharply with the privacy-focused stance that drove a surge of users from ChatGPT to Claude amid surveillance fears.
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