Regulators hound Worldcoin digital ID project as it expands in Latin America

Worldcoin continues to take its iris biometrics and digital identity scheme into new territories – and, like clockwork, trigger alarms among governments who remain unclear on exactly what the company is doing with the biometric data it collects. Latin America is the latest hot zone, as Argentinian legislators push to regulate Worldcoin’s activities, and Mexican politicians seek clarity on data protection ahead of the opening of new iris scanning locations.

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