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I think that this kind of framing is borderline irresponsible and borders on encouraging conspiracy thinking. This company has 17 investors, and one is Founders Fund.

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.com

In a new privacy policy, Anthropic says Claude will soon require you to upload your driver's license or passport for a variety of reasons. The ID checker is Persona, a firm funded by Trump ally Peter Thiel. As a U.S. company, Persona is also subject to gov't demands for people's verification data. 👀

techcrunch.comAnthropic says Claude may want to see your ID | TechCrunchClaude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.

chc4

@chc4.com

damn this is just the exact same thing as the "discord is giving you personal information to peter thiel" thing from a few months ago huh

23/6/26, 8:06 pm0 reposts0 likes

Chris Beiser

@egg.computer

23 June

like "funded by Trump Ally" is probably true under a reasonable definition for like, 10-15% of all series C+ companies and I think people are wrongly reading it to entail actual control