Worldcoin boom hits a wall in Kenya, despite CEO’s pleas

Worldcoin continues to push its iris-scanning biometric capture system in Kenya. This week it was reported that Alex Blania, the CEO of Worldcoin parent company Tools for Humanity, told a parliamentary Ad hoc committee that the government’s digital ID program would be well served to adopt iris biometrics for identity verification, just as Worldcoin does with its iris-scanning device, the Orb, to provide proof of personhood.

“We understand that these Smart ID cards are expected to incorporate and require retention …

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