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Company to Cease Scanning Chilean Teenagers

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Last updated: 2024/07/05 at 2:30 AM
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Tools For Humanity is the operator of Worldcoin (WLD) and has recently faced legal challenges in Chile regarding the collection of biometric data in exchange for WLD tokens. The company has announced changes to their operations in response to criticism and controversy, including barring children and adolescents from providing biometric data. Despite the high uptake of Worldcoin in Chile since its launch last year, legal challenges have arisen, particularly regarding the use of Orb scanners by teenagers without parental consent.

Chilean lawyer Rodrigo Lagos filed a case at the Santiago Court of Appeals after discovering that his 17-year-old daughter had scanned her iris without parental consent. This case highlighted concerns about data privacy and led to increased international scrutiny of Worldcoin operations. Watchdogs and politicians in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America have shown interest in regulating Worldcoin-related activities, prompting Chilean authorities to monitor the firm to ensure consumer data protection.

In response to these concerns, Worldcoin has implemented age and ID verification procedures at its centers in Chile. Users are now required to present valid ID documents before scanning their irises, to ensure compliance with privacy and security standards. While Worldcoin operates iris-scanning centers in multiple cities in Chile and claims to have scanned over 1% of the population, the company asserts that only iris codes, not images, are retained, and all images are automatically deleted.

Despite facing criticism and regulatory challenges, Tools For Humanity remains committed to the Worldcoin project, aiming to create a network of humans based on iris scans to verify human identity. The company acknowledges that the project is complex and may have contributed to misunderstandings and misinformation. Despite international scrutiny and ongoing investigations, Tools For Humanity achieved a victory in Kenya when police dropped an investigation into the company’s operations.

As Worldcoin continues to navigate legal challenges and privacy concerns in Chile and beyond, the company is working to improve its age and ID verification procedures and communicate more effectively with users about data privacy and security measures. By addressing these issues and ensuring compliance with regulations, Worldcoin hopes to restore trust in its operations and maintain its mission of creating a network of humans based on biometric data.

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