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The Hong Kong data regulator recently concluded that Worldcoin's data collection methods and activities violated the region's “privacy ordinance.” Privacy Commissioner Chung Liling has issued an enforcement notice requesting Worldcoin to cease data collection from Hong Kong residents.
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has served an enforcement notice to Worldcoin, a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, asking them to cease operations. The resolution concludes the investigation launched by the PCPD in January 2024.
Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning digital identity startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been ordered to cease its operations in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said in a Wednesday (May 22) press release that it has directed the organization to stop scanning and collecting iris and face images of members of the public.
Hong Kong regulators say the operators of the eye-scanning Orbs could just have effectively confirmed someone's humanity.
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has issued a cease and desist order to Worldcoin, directing the cryptocurrency project to suspend all operations within the region. The enforcement action comes in response to a damning inquiry that uncovered flagrant violations of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO), raising alarming concerns about the handling of biometric data and its implications for citizens' privacy rights.
A Hong Kong regulator on Wednesday served an enforcement notice to Worldcoin Foundation directing it to cease all operations of the cryptocurrency project in the country, citing risk to privacy and personal data.
An overview of Worldcoin's recent steps in improving privacy, security, and user choice in 2024.
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data personnel visited 10 of the project's locations in December and January.
Worldcoin project operations have been abruptly halted in Hong Kong.
HK's privacy watchdog ordered Worldcoin to delete all collected iris biometric data, citing privacy law violations and lack of transparency. The post Hong Kong orders Worldcoin to stop collecting iris biometric data appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
PCPD demanded that Worldcoin immediately cease using its orb devices to gather data. There were no Chinese translations of the Privacy Statement or the Data Consent Form.
Hong Kong's privacy regulatory body has mandated the cessation of operations by the Worldcoin Foundation within its jurisdiction, citing breaches of local privacy statutes.
Hong Kong's privacy watchdog has ordered Worldcoin to halt operations in the city due to the project's "unnecessary and excessive" collection of face and iris scans
Hong Kong authorities have banned the Web3 project, Worldcoin, from operating in the country. The Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) claimed that Worldcoin violated the region's privacy regulations.
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has prohibited Worldcoin from collecting data in the region due to privacy violation concerns, according to a May 22 notice. The privacy regulator alleged that Worldcoin collected iris and facial images from 8,302 residents using an iris-scanning device.
Worldcoin exits Hong Kong unceremoniously following data privacy concerns by the government.
The privacy agency said it has instructed Worldcoin to cease all operations in Hong Kong as it violates local privacy rules.
Hong Kong's privacy regulator has found that Worldcoin contravened local privacy laws, required the Worldcoin Foundation to cease all operations in the region.
The PCPD ruled that Worldcoin's retention of sensitive biometric data, including face and iris images, for up to 10 years solely for AI model training was unjustified.
Sam Altman's iris-scanning project Worldcoin (WLD) faces yet another setback and this time it's from the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD). In the latest development, Privacy Commissioner Chung Lai-ling ruled that Worldcoin violated the privacy ordinance.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), Hong Kong, has reportedly completed its investigation into Worldcoin.
This week bitcoin appreciated over 6% against the U.S. dollar, while ether increased more than 3% in the same period. Meanwhile, more than twelve alternative cryptocurrencies saw double-digit gains between 10% and 33.4%.
While the price action and market sentiment favored the sellers, the daily active addresses were rising firmly.
Here is how some of your favorite assets concluded the week.
