Worldcoin’s Hong Kong premises raided in ‘proactive’ look into breach of data privacy laws
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong has staged raids on multiple locations used for…
World ID Orb
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Worldcoin reaches 500K Argentinians with digital ID verified at an Orb
Half-a-million people in Argentina have verified their Worldcoin Foundation digital identity at one of the foundation’s Orb iris biometrics scanners….
Worldcoin is now in Singapore as its iris biometrics project grows globally
Following the launch of the World ID 2.0 digital identity passport in December 2023, which added face biometrics for verification,…
Worldcoin pulls orbs from 3 countries, claims early success from Shopify integration
Worldcoin has shut down the use of iris biometrics-collecting orbs in India, Brazil and France, according to TechCrunch. Iris biometrics…
Worldcoin tours Asia, partners for crypto off-ramping capabilities
Members of the Tools for Humanity product development team toured Asia to gather feedback before World ID verification expands throughout…
Worldcoin registers 200,000 Chileans in LATAM market push
Worldcoin’s pitch for a global currency and digital identity system has arrived in Chile, after facing roadblocks and government censure…
Worldcoin boom hits a wall in Kenya, despite CEO’s pleas
Worldcoin continues to push its iris-scanning biometric capture system in Kenya. This week it was reported that Alex Blania, the…
Worldcoin biometrics collection faces more scrutiny in Kenya, skepticism in India
Worldcoin, the project that wants to scan your iris biometrics in exchange for some of its cryptocurrency, continues to attract…
Worldcoin biometric enrollment frenzy sparks raid, concerns
As questions continue to arise about Sam Altman’s Worldcoin venture, one thing is certain: we will be hearing a lot…
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…
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