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China Warns Worldcoin-Style Iris Scanning a National Security Threat

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China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) is warning of a national security threat posed by the misuse of biometric data, singling out foreign companies that incentivize iris scans with cryptocurrency, in what appears to be a thinly veiled reference to Worldcoin via a post on its official WeChat account. In a post, the MSS described … Read more

Worldcoin Ordered to Delete All Iris Scanning Data From Users in Spain, Germany 

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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 latest action against the firm adds to a string of controversies that the project has faced since it was introduced in 2023. … Read more