Anthropic does not allow... "Digital or mobile IDs."

Why on earth not?

Many such IDs are designed for local physical verification, like proof that the mobile phone owner is above certain age or has a valid driving license, they are not designed for remote verification.

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objclxt 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> Many such IDs are designed for local physical verification, like proof that the mobile phone owner is above certain age or has a valid driving license, they are not designed for remote verification.

This is incorrect, the Digital Credentials API[1] is designed so that identity information can be remotely verified in a cryptographically secure manner.

There is no reason Anthropic could not use the DC API for this in countries and states that support digital identity, I assume they simply aren't because they threw this together at the last minute and simply out-sourced it to Persona.

[1]: https://www.w3.org/TR/digital-credentials/

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selcuka 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> they threw this together at the last minute and simply out-sourced it to Persona.

They could have vibe-coded their own verification system that uses DC APIs. It shouldn't take long, assuming that Anthropic still has access to Fable. /s

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