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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
Worldcoin to make iris biometrics device design available to developers
Worldcoin, the company that aims to enroll the whole world in its World ID digital identity service, is exploring the…
| Aug 3, 2023 | World ID – Changing the world or sci-fi dystopia?By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence Would you let a shiny metal orb scan your iris… |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Kenya bans Worldcoin activities as citizens trade biometrics for tokensWorldcoin, which says it wants to build a “more human internet” with its World ID credential and globular iris scanning… |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Multiple regulators turn gaze to Worldcoin’s iris collectionRegulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are scrutinizing Worldcoin, the company that offers people free cryptocurrency for… |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Worldcoin cryptocurrency drives digital ID enrollment despite ‘potential privacy nightmare’After launching its cryptocurrency on Monday, Worldcoin users across the world have been lining up to get their irises scanned… |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Worldcoin’s digital ID-linked cryptocurrency hits the marketsA new cryptocurrency launch does not generally interest people in digital identity, but Worldcoin’s token is part of a platform… |
| Jul 21, 2023 | SDK launched by Worldcoin to enable applications with World IDMore news from Worldcoin, who have made their World ID SDK public. Until now only available to a handful of… |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Worldcoin surpasses 2M digital ID signups; 8B to goCryptocurrency and digital ID startup Worldcoin says it has enrolled over 2 million signups for its anonymized digital identity credential,… |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Spain adopts Worldcoin’s ID protocol as the company boasts ambitious plansSpain is now the largest and fastest-growing market in Europe for Worldcoin’s World ID proof-of-personhood protocol, according to the company…. |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Worldcoin launches digital ID, proof of personhood in GermanyWorldcoin’s plans for a global, accessible biometric identity network have taken another step toward the company’s particular utopia, with the… |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Okta adds Worldcoin authentication to Auth0 marketplaceWorldcoin’s digital ID authentication button has been added to ID and access-management software firm Okta‘s Auth0 marketplace. A “Sign in… |
| May 26, 2023 | Worldcoin biometric crypto initiative raises $115MTools for Humanity, the company behind the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project that relies on biometric identification, announced it has raised $115… |
| May 22, 2023 | Worldcoin may have a biometric data black market problemWorldcoin, the digital identity and financial services crypto project that verifies people by scanning their irises, has found itself amid… |
| May 15, 2023 | Worldcoin nears $100M funding round amid security concernsWorldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital ID project utilizing biometrics, is reportedly nearing a $100 million funding round. The project was… |
| May 9, 2023 | ‘Proof of personhood’ and global stipend hang on Worldcoin walletWorldcoin and its development partner Tools for Humanity are back with a new play for a global digital ID. World… |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Options for verification of personhood online growing; Twitter still pretendingThe ability to pay seven or eight dollars does not constitute evidence of who a person is, or that their… |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Worldcoin says SDK lets you prove you’re a human online. Coins not includedWorldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release… |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Iris biometrics crypto project Worldcoin reportedly looks for $120M investmentThe iris biometric cryptocurrency project known as Worldcoin is looking to sign a lead investor for a $120 million round,… |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Worldcoin shares details of open-source, iris biometrics-scanning ‘Orb’Cryptocurrency company Worldcoin has published a new blog post describing the “Orb,” the company’s iris biometric imaging device. “After three… |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Reports explore nexus of digital ID and migrationThe German Marshall Fund of the United States has published a new report exploring the intersection of digital wallets and… |
Tools for Humanity Industry Insights
World ID – Changing the world or sci-fi dystopia?
By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst at Goode Intelligence Would you let a shiny metal orb scan your iris…
| Why Worldcoin will go nowhere |
