# Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create an Anthropic account > Source: > Published: 2026-11-03 18:39:04+00:00 | [Guidelines](newsguidelines.html) \|[FAQ](newsfaq.html) \|[Lists](lists) \|[API](https://github.com/HackerNews/API) \|[Security](security.html) \|[Legal](https://www.ycombinator.com/legal/) \|[Apply to YC](https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/) \|[Contact](mailto:hn@ycombinator.com) | | | **[Hacker News](news)**[new](newest) \|[past](front) \|[comments](newcomments) \|[ask](ask) \|[show](show) \|[jobs](jobs) \|[submit](submit) | [login](login?goto=item%3Fid%3D50356209) | | | | [Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create an Anthropic account](item?id=50356209) | | | | 4 points by [I_am_tiberius](user?id=I_am_tiberius)[11 minutes ago](item?id=50356209) \|[hide](hide?id=50356209&goto=item%3Fid%3D50356209) \|[past](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Tell%20HN%3A%20You%20now%20need%20a%20government%20id%20in%20order%20to%20create%20an%20Anthropic%20account&type=story&dateRange=all&sort=byDate&storyText=false&prefix&page=0) \|[favorite](fave?id=50356209) \|[discuss](item?id=50356209) | | | | I don't know if this is totally new, but I just can't believe it. I remember that they requested a telephone number 2 years ago, which was already way too much. But now they forward you to a scetchy website called withpersona.com and want you to make a selife with your passport. |