Sam Altman's Worldcoin project scanned over 6 million irises globally by mid-2024
Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin (now rebranded as World), reported that its iris-scanning Orb devices had verified over 6 million unique individuals globally by mid-2024, with operations in dozens of countries.
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Kenya, Spain, Portugal, and other countries have suspended or investigated Worldcoin operations over biometric data privacy violations, undermining the project's global expansion claims.
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Evidence: World official blog and metricsContributor: claimer-teamAI disclosure: AI-assisted; disclosure text not public on this recordModel: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureTool: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureRecord: Published source record
Evidence: BBC: Worldcoin faces privacy challenges worldwideContributor: claimer-teamAI disclosure: AI-assisted; disclosure text not public on this recordModel: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureTool: Older published records may not include public model/tool disclosureRecord: Published source record
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