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World Biometrics News

 

Worldcoin begins biometric identity verification in 2 Colombian cities

Worldcoin has expanded its global presence and is now offering its services to a broader audience in Latin America. The…

May 23, 2024

Worldcoin ordered to stop operating in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s privacy office has announced the results of its investigation into Worldcoin, and found that the iris biometrics project…

May 15, 2024

Worldcoin open-sources multi-party computation system

Worldcoin is introducing a process for processing biometrics and other data that it believes is secure enough for other companies…

May 15, 2024

Palm-scanning Humanity Protocol emerges as new kid on the blockchain

Worldcoin has thus far been the most high profile project pursuing biometric digital identity on a global scale, but its…

May 14, 2024

Malaysia greenlights Worldcoin token trading, setting up biometric crypto growth

Digital business solutions provider Cuscapi Bhd has announced that the Securities Commission Malaysia has granted approval to its associate company…

May 10, 2024

Worldcoin brings biometric orbs to Peru

Worldcoin, a company dedicated to enhancing online security, has announced the commencement of biometric enrollments in Peru. The move aims…

May 7, 2024

New player, new blockchain for decentralized digital ID management market

The blockchain-based digital identity market is becoming more crowded, with a new entrant in MicroStrategy and the gradual expansion of…

May 2, 2024

Regulators hound Worldcoin digital ID project as it expands in Latin America

Worldcoin continues to take its iris biometrics and digital identity scheme into new territories – and, like clockwork, trigger alarms…

Apr 26, 2024

Worldcoin eyes big name partnerships, runs low on biometric Orbs

Undeterred by increasing regulatory crackdowns across the globe, Worldcoin is hoping to seal more partnerships with tech and finance companies…

Apr 24, 2024

Privacy assurance before biometrics capture: Worldcoin tries a new approach in Malaysia

Executives with Worldcoin and its parent organization recently met with Malaysian government officials, including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in an…

Apr 18, 2024

Decentralized digital identity is spreading as fresh use cases emerge

A recent post on Forrester’s website, written by VP and Principal Analyst Andras Cser, dips into how travel and mobile…

Apr 16, 2024

Worldcoin reaches 10 million users, could face $1m fine in Argentina

It is the best of times and the worst of times for Worldcoin. The iris biometrics, digital ID and cryptocurrency…

Apr 11, 2024

EU data protection bodies bring the gavel down on biometric privacy violations

Fines and warnings are flying in the EU, as national data privacy watchdogs dole out disciplinary action for violations of…

Apr 9, 2024

Worldcoin adds privacy protection and age restriction, criticized in LATAM

Worldcoin has announced the addition of data privacy protection features, apparently in response to allegations that minors’ biometrics had been…

Mar 27, 2024

Worldcoin developer argues against selfie biometrics as effective proof of humanity

Selfie biometrics cannot be relied on to show you are a real person, and government ID documents do not scale….

Mar 26, 2024

Portugal orders Worldcoin to stop collecting iris biometrics for 90 days

Portugal’s data regulator, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), has imposed a 90-day suspension on Worldcoin’s biometric data…

Mar 22, 2024

Worldcoin makes core components of iris biometric imaging software open source

Worldcoin has taken a step towards transparency by open-sourcing the software component of its Orb biometric device. This move allows…

Mar 15, 2024

Worldcoin security audit shows safe biometrics handling, limited data collection

A security assessment by Trail of Bits says Worldcoin’s software for biometrics collection with its orb devices is sound from…

Mar 11, 2024

Worldcoin fights Spanish regulator’s ban in court

After the Spanish data protection regulator temporarily banned Worldcoin from collecting personal information last week, the biometric-based cryptocurrency and proof-of-personhood…

Mar 6, 2024

Spain is the latest country to block Worldcoin over data protection concerns

Spain has temporarily banned Worldcoin, making it the latest country to impose restrictions on the iris biometrics firm’s operations. Spanish…

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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

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