# Anthropic Will Require ID Verification for Consumer Claude Accounts

From July 8, Claude Free, Pro, and Max users may be asked for a government ID and a live selfie, handled by a third party, when accounts are flagged.

- Published: 2026-06-16T10:44:52.442Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-06-16/anthropic-will-require-id-verification-for-consumer-claude-a
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [KuCoin](https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/anthropic-announces-identity-verification-for-claude-users-starting-july-8)

Anthropic is adding identity verification to its consumer Claude tiers as part of a privacy-policy update that takes effect on July 8. According to Russian-language coverage from the AI ML Big Data channel, when an account is suspected of v…

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