Worldcoin

Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Tech Faces Global Pushback
Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Tech Faces Global Pushback
August 18, 2024  |  Biometrics

“Once somebody has your specific iris picture, you’ll never have the possibility to stay anonymous.” That’s Michael Will, head of Bavaria’s data regulator, speaking to...

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Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
May 22, 2024  |  Biometrics

Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning digital identity startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been ordered to cease its operations in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for...

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Worldcoin Explores Partnership With OpenAI Amid Regulatory Pressure
Worldcoin Explores Partnership With OpenAI Amid Regulatory Pressure
April 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

Eyeball scanning digital ID startup Worldcoin is reportedly considering a partnership with tech company OpenAI.  This exploration comes after months of privacy-focused scrutiny from regulators around the...

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Sam Altman Removed as Head of OpenAI VC Fund
Sam Altman Removed as Head of OpenAI VC Fund
April 01, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman no longer controls the company’s venture capital fund. The artificial intelligence (AI) company has changed the fund’s governance, removing Altman as its...

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Portugal Shuts Down Worldcoin Biometric Data Collection
Portugal Shuts Down Worldcoin Biometric Data Collection
March 26, 2024  |  Biometrics

Portugal has reportedly put the brakes on Worldcoin’s biometric data collection efforts. As Reuters reported Tuesday (March 26), the country’s data regulator has ordered Worldcoin to halt its...

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Spain to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Stop Collecting User Data
Spain to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Stop Collecting User Data
March 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Spain has ordered Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to cease collecting its citizens’ data. The order Wednesday (March 6) from the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) also blocks...

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Sam Altman Reiterates Support for Worldcoin as It Seeks Funding 
Sam Altman Reiterates Support for Worldcoin as It Seeks Funding 
December 15, 2023  |  Investments

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has reportedly reiterated his support of the cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, saying that in a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI),...

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French Watchdog Searches Worldcoin Paris Office
French Watchdog Searches Worldcoin Paris Office
August 31, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

France’s data regulator, the CNIL, this week carried out “checks” at the Paris office of Worldcoin, a digital identity and cryptocurrency platform co-founded by OpenAI...

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Kenya Is World’s First Nation to Suspend Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
Kenya Is World’s First Nation to Suspend Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
August 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Kenya’s government is worried about Worldcoin, OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s identity-focused cryptocurrency. The African nation’s Ministry of the Interior suspended Worldcoin’s operations in Kenya Wednesday (Aug. 2), amid a government investigation,...

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