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According to Decrypt, Kenya's High Court ruled that Sam Altman's World project (formerly Worldcoin) illegally collected citizens' biometric data, requiring it to delete all iris information collected in Kenya within seven days and permanently stop inducing data collection with cryptocurrency rewards. The judge found that the project had not been approved by the Office of Data Protection Officer (ODPC) and that the "consent" obtained by issuing WLD tokens was invalid, violating the country's cons...
The Portuguese data regulatory agency announced on Tuesday that it has ordered Sam Altman's iris scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days. (Reuters)
The Portuguese data regulatory agency CNPD has ordered Sam Altman's iris scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days. CNPD states that citizens face high risks in their data protection rights, and therefore there is reason to take emergency intervention measures to prevent serious harm. CNPD stated that over 300000 people in Portugal have provided biometric data to Worldcoin.
