In the wake of Worldcoin’s recent launch, the project’s biometric data collection process has come under the scrutiny of France’s privacy watchdog, CNIL.

The innovative crypto project, led by ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman, requires users to provide iris scans in exchange for a unique digital ID and, in certain countries, free cryptocurrency. According to a breaking report from Reuters, CNIL has expressed concerns over the legality of this process, particularly the conditions for storing biometric data. The crypto firm had also been recently under the eye of UK’s data watchdogs, a few weeks after it disclosed collaboration with Auth0 in Berlin.

Worldcoin’s Approach to User Identity: A Double-Edged Sword?

Worldcoin, which boasts 2.1 million users predominantly from a two-year trial period, operates a global network of ‘orbs,’ shiny spherical devices capable of scanning users’ irises. Despite this novel approach to establishing user identity, or “proof of personhood,” the project’s method has been perceived as questionable, leading to an investigation by Britain’s data regulator this week.

CNIL, in response to a Reuters query on Worldcoin

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Author: Vince Dioquino

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