Claude may require ID checks for some features from July 8
Anthropic may require for some Claude starting July 8, 2026. The check can involve a government-issued ID and a live selfie, and it is handled by Persona, an outside company. Some Claude users are worried because they are being asked for a driver’s license or face photo even when they do not live in a country with a clear age-check law for this kind of app.
The debate spread because some people linked the change to possible access limits around Fable, but a correction says the relevant privacy-policy language was added on April 16, 2026, and is mainly about rather than nationality or Fable access. Concerns are stronger because Persona handles sensitive identity data, and Discord reportedly moved away from Persona after user backlash and a reported data exposure incident in February 2026.
Key points
- Claude may require for some from July 8, 2026.
- The process may ask for a government ID and a live selfie.
- Persona, a company, handles the process.
- A correction says the change is mainly about , not Fable access.
- People who depend on Claude should prepare another tool or in case blocks access.
Sources covering this story (9)
- r/ClaudeAIClaude may require ID checks for some features from July 8 ↗
- r/ClaudeAINothing can go wrong when you share a Claude subscription with friends... right? ↗
- r/ClaudeAIWhen they say "Assume everything you say is public," is it just speculation or is there proof that this has happened? ↗
- r/ClaudeAIAnthropic clarifies the ID verification update, nothing new or related to restricting access ↗
- r/ClaudeAIClaude Asking for Age verification after years?? ↗
- r/ClaudeAIPersona’s biometric ID verification: what’s happening / why it matters ↗
- r/ClaudeAIAnthropic rolled out identity verification two months ago. It's for age verification, not Fable access. ↗
- r/ClaudeAIAnthropic is rolling out identity verification. Updated just yesterday. ↗