The metaverse holds promises for digital IDs, risks for biometric data

A virtual world where billions of people live, work, buy and interact with each other: This is the vision of the metaverse, what some experts believe to be the next iteration of the internet.

To do all this shopping and interacting, the metaverse will require digital ID technologies, according to observers from the World Economic Forum. And it will also need new virtual and augmented reality devices that collect biometric data, potentially exposing users to privacy risks.

The metaverse could …

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