According to news from BiJie Wang on July 10, as reported by Dlnews, the encryption project World (formerly Worldcoin) founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has suspended its iris scanning operations in Germany. The company's website indicates that the "Orbs" scanning stations in Germany will "return soon," and a spokesperson confirmed to DL News that the company is updating the scanning stations and plans to open a flagship store in Munich. World is currently involved in a legal dispute with the Bavarian Data Protection Authority. The agency ruled in December 2024 that World violated European GDPR regulations and ordered the deletion of the collected iris codes. World has appealed and adjusted its data processing methods, encrypting user iris data and distributing it across multiple servers.
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According to news from BiJie Wang on July 10, as reported by Dlnews, the encryption project World (formerly Worldcoin) founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has suspended its iris scanning operations in Germany. The company's website indicates that the "Orbs" scanning stations in Germany will "return soon," and a spokesperson confirmed to DL News that the company is updating the scanning stations and plans to open a flagship store in Munich. World is currently involved in a legal dispute with the Bavarian Data Protection Authority. The agency ruled in December 2024 that World violated European GDPR regulations and ordered the deletion of the collected iris codes. World has appealed and adjusted its data processing methods, encrypting user iris data and distributing it across multiple servers.