▶️ Identity verification | Your face and your data don't belong to you – Anthropic (Claude), LinkedIn and the new economy of biometric control
Anthropic now requires official ID and a live selfie – a turning point for biometric identities online. | Verification is handled by Persona, a US third-party provider with ties to Founders Fund and indirect links to Palantir. | The collection of facial data, NFC information, and behavioral metrics creates profound risk and profiling potential. | | The tension between GDPR and the US CLOUD Act makes legal transfers and safeguards in the EU questionable. | | Standard contractual clauses and frameworks do not offer absolute protection against US government access. | Companies face vendor lock-in: Technical dependencies on Claude and Persona increase strategic risks. | | Biometric data falls under Article 9 of the GDPR and requires data protection impact assessments and strict legal bases. | | EU regulation (AI Act) and national supervisory authorities must urgently review this identity infrastructure. Practical dangers are already evident with Discord and other platforms that have provoked user protests and data breaches. | Companies should now examine transfer impact assessments, encryption concepts, and model-independent AI architectures to ensure compliance and resilience. [...]
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