Worldcoin - ett ambitiöst projekt

On the topic of Worldcoin’s privacy protections, Blania explained how the system preserves anonymity. The orb checks for “proof of personhood” then calculates a unique ID from the iris scan, without retaining any visual data. This ensures separation between a user’s physical identity and their digital wallet.

Despite that commitment, EU data protection authorities in France and Germany are already investigating whether the use of sensitive biometric data is GDPR compliant. The UK is also conducting its own analyses of the approach. If it is found that the Worldcoin approach is not GDPR compliant, that could be a big problem for the project.