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Worldcoin must delete all iris scan data, watchdog says
Channel News Asia ^ | 20 Dec 2024

Posted on 12/19/2024 11:48:07 AM PST by nickcarraway

am Altman's company Worldcoin must delete all iris scanning data collected since the start of the project that has sparked privacy concerns in several countries, Spanish data protection watchdog AEPD said on Thursday.

AEPD cited a decision earlier on Thursday by its Bavarian counterpart BayLDA, with whom the agency has cooperated on the case, that found the venture in breach of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

World, as Worldcoin has rebranded itself, has its European headquarters in the German city of Erlangen, in Bavaria. Spain's High Court in March upheld a temporary ban on the iris-scanning venture, dismissing an appeal by Worldcoin owners.

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KEYWORDS: facialrecognition; patriotact; privacy
I'm sure no agencies copied the data first?
1 posted on 12/19/2024 11:48:07 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah.

Like it’s gone forever.


2 posted on 12/19/2024 11:56:35 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: nickcarraway

Delete the data? You’ve got to be kidding. Nothing ever gets deleted. Especially stuff like this.


3 posted on 12/19/2024 12:07:54 PM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: nickcarraway

Yea, like that’s gonna happen. It will never truly be gone.


4 posted on 12/20/2024 10:31:27 AM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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