Worldcoin suspends Spanish operations amid data protection probe

Worldcoin agrees to suspend activities in Spain until the end of the year or until a resolution is reached by the German data authority in ongoing data protection investigations.

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Worldcoin beefs up security by open-sourcing biometric data system

Worldcoin Foundation open sources a secure multi-party computation (SMPC) system to enhance biometric data protection and confirmed that users can now securely delete old iris codes.

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Worldcoin (WLD) Advances Privacy with Personal Custody for Iris-Scanned IDs

Worldcoin introduces Personal Custody, enhancing user control over biometric data generated via iris-scanning orbs for secure ID verification. (Read More)

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Report: French Privacy Regulator Probes Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Practices

The French oversight agency, National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), has raised doubts about the legality of Worldcoin’s biometric data collection methods. Besides questioning the legitimacy of its data acquisition processes, CNIL is also delving into how this biometric data is stored. Notably, Worldcoin has collected this data for over two million registrants who [...]

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Hong Kong Regulators Probe Worldcoin for Privacy Risks

Hong Kong's PCPD is investigating Worldcoin, linked to OpenAI's Sam Altman, for potential privacy violations in biometric data collection methods, highlighting global privacy concerns in the crypto and blockchain industry. (Read More)

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Worldcoin Launches World App to Bolster Decentralized Identity and Finance for Mass Adoption

Worldcoin, the project supported by Openai CEO Sam Altman, has launched the World App to complement the release of World ID. The application aims to democratize decentralized identities and finance by utilizing World ID to enable users to sign into different websites, crypto applications, and share personal data in a privacy-focused manner. Worldcoin Unveils World [...]

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Kenyan Government Says It Has ‘Suspended’ Worldcoin Activities

The Kenyan interior ministry said on Aug.2 that Worldcoin’s activities in the country have been “suspended” in order to give government agencies an opportunity to assess the cryptocurrency project’s potential risks to public safety. The country’s interior minister Kithure Kindiki reportedly warned of unspecified consequences for those violating the country’s laws. Probe Into Worldcoin’s Activities [...]

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Faces Legal Action Over Biometric Data Collection

The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been accused of “wrongfully” profiting from its users’ facial and fingerprint scans. “Coinbase collects, stores, possesses, otherwise obtains, uses, and disseminates its users’ biometric data to, amongst other things, further enhance Coinbase and its online ‘app-based’ Platform,” a proposed class action lawsuit details. Coinbase ‘Wrongfully Profits’ From Users’ Facial [...]

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Coinbase faces suit over alleged privacy violations in biometrics collection

The proposed class action lawsuit alleges the exchange violated privacy laws in Illinois when it collected and stored users' fingerprints and facial scans.

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