- The decision is in the middle of the growing concern in Kenya's Worldcoin Data Protection and Privacy violations.
- Because of the Iris scanning program, not only Kenya, but also the project setback from many countries.
Kenya's higher court has recently commanded Sam Altman to delete the biometric data collected in the Worldcoin project within one week. On Monday, Lady Judge in the public court said the Worldcoin Foundation and its officials would delete the biometric data collected permanently in Kenya.
Kenya NGO Advisor, Katiba Institute, Joshua Malidzo nyawaHe claimed that Justice Aburili has given a gradual decision by annuling the idea of the Worldcoin Foundation to collect biometric data without following privacy measures.
In addition, he added that the decision was a victory in the country of privacy. In addition, he posted X that the right to privacy is a constitutional right and that the violation may rise if it does not comply with public rules, such as assessing the impact of data privacy.
Growing concern about data protection
The decision is in the middle of the growing concern in Kenya's Worldcoin Data Protection and Privacy violations. The Katiba Institute states that the Worldcoin Foundation was responsible for collecting, handling and processing biometric data.
It is known that the company did not assess the impact of the data protection. Under the Kenyan Act, the company initiated the process without the current consent. Two years ago, Kenya interrupted Worldcoin operations and controlled the company for illegal collection of public data.
The project was highlighted after people were very interested in the Worldcoin Orb, where the iris scans were taken to distinguish between AI -Bot and a real person. Add more to it, an Kenyan official Named the project as a gang of criminals, who cleans up the data of young people.
Because of the Iris scanning program, not only Kenya, but also the project setback from many countries. The project was able to collect investments of various heavyweight companies and investors over a billion dollars.
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