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Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans
Brazil's data protection authority has ordered Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to stop offering iris scan compensation in the country. The ban, effective from Saturday, aims to ensure individuals' free will remains uninfluenced, impacting the firm's global identity project involving cryptocurrency incentives.
Brazil's data protection authority ruled that tech firm Tools for Humanity, cofounded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, must stop offering compensation for iris scans in the country, it said in a statement on Friday. World's press office in Brazil said in a statement its service complies with all Brazilian laws and regulations.The ANPD said that providing financial compensation "may interfere with the free expression of will of individuals, by influencing the decision regarding giving their biometric data." "Recent reports with inaccuracies and social media activity have resulted in false information to ANPD," it added, without providing further details.ANPD's decision is related to an investigation the authority had opened last November.
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