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Is Sam Altman’s Vision for Worldcoin in Trouble?

Elena R6 May 20251 min read

A Kenyan court has ordered Sam Altman’s crypto project, World (formerly Worldcoin), to erase all biometric data gathered in the country. The High Court in Nairobi ruled that the data was collected without valid consent from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and through the use of cryptocurrency rewards, violating informed consent principles. This ruling increases global concerns over World’s data collection practices.

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