Portugal orders Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to halt data collection
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Portugal's data regulator has ordered Sam Altman's iris-scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days, it said on Tuesday, in the latest regulatory blow to a venture that has raised privacy concerns
Spain’s High Court upholds temporary ban on Worldcoin iris-scanning venture
By Emma Pinedo and Elizabeth Howcroft MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Monday upheld a temporary ban on Worldcoin's iris-scanning venture, the latest blow to a project that has sparked privacy concerns in several countries. The court said the "safeguarding of
Sam Altman’s eye-scanning Worldcoin banned in Spain
Βy Jaspreet Singh and Niket Nishant MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has banned Worldcoin for up to three months, drawing a sharp rebuke from Sam Altman's company, amid perceived privacy risks from the venture which scans irises in exchange for a digital
OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has doubled down on his vision for cryptocurrency project Worldcoin, following reports the company was seeking $50 million in funding. Worldcoin says it aims to create a global identity
Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin grows
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Increasing numbers of governments around the world are scrutinising Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that was launched in July. Almost 2.3 million people globally have signed up to
France’s watchdog questions legality of Worldcoin biometric data collection
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - France's privacy watchdog CNIL said on Friday it is aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project and that the legality of its biometric data collection "seems questionable". Worldcoin, which launched on Monday, requires users to provide