--- title: "Anthropic’s new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude users" url: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-s-new-privacy-policy-collects-biometric-data-from-flagged-claude-users-ls8hgqmok source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/anthropic-claude-id-verification-privacy-policy-persona-biometric type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-22T21:05:25.870Z updated: 2026-06-22T21:24:41.764Z tags: ["claude", "anthropic", "identity-verification"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Anthropic’s new privacy policy collects biometric data from flagged Claude users **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic has updated its privacy policy, effective July 8, to require some Claude users flagged for potential policy violations to submit government-issued IDs and selfie photos or videos for identity verification. The process generates facial geometry templates — data that qualifies as biometric information under laws like Illinois's BIPA. Verification is handled by Persona, a third-party platform backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, which has previously faced backlash from Discord users and was linked to a security incident involving government-accessible data. Anthropic says the requirement affects only a small subset of users and is unrelated to recent US government actions against its most powerful AI models, though the timing has drawn scrutiny given ongoing tensions between the company and Washington. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-says-claude-may-want-to-see-your-id-3l5mnjqv0) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic lays down identity verification on Claude](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-lays-down-identity-verification-on-claude-c1w6a9kje) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic Changes Its Rules To Adapt to New Features](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-changes-its-rules-to-adapt-to-new-features-ogav8pcmy) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#identity-verification](https://daily.dev/tags/identity-verification) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-s-new-privacy-policy-collects-biometric-data-from-flagged-claude-users-ls8hgqmok)