South Korea privacy regulator to investigate Worldcoin’s biometrics handling

Another government is raising an eyebrow at Worldcoin’s iris biometrics bonanza. The Republic of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC) has launched an investigation to follow up on allegations about the collection and processing of personal biometric data by Sam Altman’s digital ID and crypto side project potentially falling afoul of local laws.

A government release “confirmed that Worldcoin affiliates are currently collecting facial and iris recognition information at about ten locations in Korea.” The locations are not specified.

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