Authorities in Hong Kong are investigating Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency project of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT.
According to local sources, in Hong Kong today Linked to Worldcoin (WLD) Operations were carried out in six locations.
Following the operation ordered by the court, the authorities determined that Worldcoin’s activities in Hong Kong privacy of personal data He explained that it carries risks.
An official has confirmed that Worldcoin collects and processes sensitive personal data. may be against the law told. During the operations, some documents related to the Worldcoin project were collected.
Chung Liling, one of the officers on duty, said that the citizens personal data such as iris scanning system He said that he should be careful about collecting systems.
to the Worldcoin project Getting a digital ID in exchange for having your iris scanned for more than 2 million person applied. Countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Argentina announced that they would conduct investigations into the Worldcoin project regarding how it uses biometric data.