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World is pausing its operations in Brazil after an appeal to continue collecting citizens’ biometric data failed. The national watchdog ordered the project to cease exchanging crypto for this data, and World will need to pause its operations in order to adapt to this decision. World Pauses Operations in Brazil to Adapt to National Data … Read more
In a positive turn of events, the court released the 31-year-old developer and placed him under house arrest and electronic monitoring until his trial. Tornado Cash’s Alexey Pertsev Regains Freedom Following Court Decision After languishing in a Dutch jail for nine months, Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, was … Read more
Authorities believe criminals might use this biometric data to create digital replicas, facilitating digital ID theft and fraud crimes by taking advantage of the popularity of Sam Altman’s World in Argentina. 5 Citizens Arrested in Argentina Purchasing Biometric Data Criminals are taking advantage of the popularity of Sam Altman’s World, the biometric proof-of-personhood protocol, to … Read more
About 3 million citizens have registered their personal data on the Russian Unified Biometric System. Authorities state that the population is warming to the use of these technologies, as 80% of registrations occurred last year. Russian Unified Biometric System Gets Closer to 3 Million Users Registered The Russian state biometric data cache is getting larger. … Read more
The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), Brazil’s data watchdog, has barred World, Sam Altman’s digital ID project, from offering rewards to users who enroll in its platform. Brazilian Authorities Ban World Crypto Rewards Program Sam Altman’s World, the proof-of-humanity biometric ID project, is embroiled in a battle against Brazilian authorities. The National Data Protection Authority … Read more
A note issued by the National Data Protection Authority, Brazil’s data protection institution, has announced that it is actively monitoring the activities of World, the project previously known as Worldcoin, in the country. Given the risks associated with processing biometric data, the authority has requested information on the tasks performed by the company. World Faces … Read more
In contrast to World’s iris scanning, Humanity’s palm scans are more user-friendly and maintain a high level of security, according to Humanity’s founder. Go to Source
The Supreme Court of Chile has ordered World to erase all records of the biometric data of a 17-year-old teenager. According to the court, several constitutional rights were violated by World’s iris-scanning activities. The data must be deleted within 30 days of this decision. World Gets Slapped by Adverse Legal Decision in Chile: Teenager Biometric … Read more
Telegram reportedly fulfilled 900 total requests from the US for IP addresses and phone numbers affecting 2,253 users. Go to Source
