Re:Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create ...
by bluefirebrand on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:28PM
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I think it's wild what tech companies think they should be entitled to
I have been trying to reactivate an old Facebook account to get access to marketplace, but Facebook wants me to give them a photo id. My username and password is not sufficient, or email 2fa or anything. They want a copy of my government id.
Hell no.
Same with this. Why should anyone give Anthropic this sort of info just to access their service. It's ridiculous
I have been trying to reactivate an old Facebook account to get access to marketplace, but Facebook wants me to give them a photo id. My username and password is not sufficient, or email 2fa or anything. They want a copy of my government id.
Hell no.
Same with this. Why should anyone give Anthropic this sort of info just to access their service. It's ridiculous