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Tools for Humanity

Tools for Humanity is a contributor to the human identity network and crypto project World. TFH took the initial steps toward developing the Worldcoin protocol and supported its multi-year beta testing phase. It then transitioned stewardship of the protocol to the independent Worldcoin Foundation prior to the protocol’s launch in late July 2023. Today, TFH continues to provide services to the Worldcoin Foundation and operates World App, the first Worldcoin-compatible wallet.

Tools for Humanity Biometrics News

World to appeal Philippine order to stop collecting biometric data

Oct 13, 2025, 10:26 am EDT

Digital identity project World will appeal a cease and desist order against its developer, Tools for Humanity (TFH), issued by…

Oct 9, 2025	Philippines privacy authority orders halt to World biometrics processing The National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines has ordered Tools for Humanity to halt all data processing operations in…
Oct 2, 2025	World wants big retail partners to house more of its Orbs When Worldcoin rebranded as World a year ago, it laid out a plan to scale operations that included more locations…
Sep 29, 2025	Outtake browser extension authenticates enterprise email with World ID, passkeys Outtake and World believe in securing identities for business as fraud grows. Outtake has unveiled a new browser extension designed…
Sep 15, 2025	Brazilian parliamentary commission extends investigation into Tools for Humanity A parliamentary commission in Brazil investigating Tools for Humanity, the company behind the digital identity project World, has approved an…
Sep 8, 2025	Public gets chance to invest in World’s biometric digital ID through $270M deal A group of American crypto investors believe that World’s iris biometrics can provide the universal foundation for digital identity that…
Sep 4, 2025	World’s Orbs get their biggest shop in Colombia World has opened doors on its biggest center worldwide. The flagship premises can be found in Bogotá, Colombia, located in…
Aug 28, 2025	Thai authorities warn over use of World’s iris biometric scanners Local authorities in Thailand have been put on notice to monitor the use of World’s iris biometric scanning Orbs. Thailand’s…
Aug 18, 2025	World partners to deploy biometric orbs in Japan World continues its worldwide expansion. Japan’s Medirom Healthcare Technologies, through a collaboration with Hakuhodo Inc., is joining forces with the biometric…
Aug 6, 2025	China warns against submitting biometric data in return for crypto, hinting at World Chinese authorities are warning about the dangers of sharing biometric information, such as iris data, with foreign companies in exchange…
Aug 1, 2025	Startup behind World’s biometric matching software raises $5.5M in seed funding Taceo, the company behind World’s biometric iris matching software, has closed a $5.5 million seed funding round led by Archetype…
Jul 11, 2025	World pauses German operations for Orb update amid regulatory faceoff World is facing a potential cease-and-desist order in the Philippines, and has put its iris scanning stations on hold in…
Jul 1, 2025	World’s latest phone-sized updates throw doubt on future of big shiny Orb World has made much of its Orb hardware device, a spherical iris scanner that seems to consciously nod at dystopian…
Jun 24, 2025	World positions World App as a ZKP-based age verification solution World has entered the age assurance arena. A post on the World blog says the company’s solution for age verification…
Jun 23, 2025	Reddit considers World for proof of personhood, age verification: Report Reddit is reportedly in talks with Tools of Humanity to use the World ID biometric-based digital identity for proof of…
Jun 18, 2025	World announces expansion in Thailand as Indonesia blocks its services World has announced it will expand its services in Thailand thanks to strategic partnerships with a total of 11 local…
Jun 9, 2025	World enters UK market with deployment of biometric Orbs in London The lofty aspirations of digital identity and proof-of-personhood (PoP) firm World must build on the more pedestrian accomplishment of convincing…
Jun 6, 2025	World proof of personhood scheme launches in Taiwan, expands in Thailand World, the Sam Altman-led digital identity scheme, has entered Taiwan with what a release calls “a responsible approach to AI.”…
Jun 2, 2025	World, Trust Stamp each unveil biometric MPC partnerships World has launched a new anonymized multi-party computation (AMPC) system for processing iris biometrics that it says provides unprecedented data…
May 22, 2025	World raises $135M to support expansion After launching in the U.S. market with great fanfare, World has announced new funding aimed at supporting its ambitious expansion…