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Worldcoin Must Delete All Iris Scanning Data From Users in Spain, Germany
Sam Altman's World project (formerly Worldcoin) scans people’s irises to issue unique proofs of personhood.
Regulators in Spain and Germany have cracked down on World (formerly Worldcoin), the project led by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, directing it to delete iris scans of users collected in both countries. The ambitious project, that was first conceived in 2019, claims that it eliminates the need for individuals to share personal details with web protocols to interact online by offering World IDs. In August, Colombia's Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) initiated an indictment process without formally charging the project in order to determine if World was in breach of the country's personal data protection regime.
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