It seems OpenAI now requires identity verification to access the o3 APIs and probably the o4-mini as well. While this may have a security purpose, it raises a big question: How does this affect our privacy?
At a time when data protection has become a priority, companies that once claimed to protect our information are now requesting sensitive documents like your ID. And knowing that some of these companies have agreements to sell data to third parties, isn't this a contradiction?
As users, we need to stay alert about how our identities and data are handled and, most importantly, understand the implications of allowing third parties access to such sensitive information. Security and privacy should never be negotiable.
What do you think about this trend? Are we sacrificing too much in the name of "security"?