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Brazil bans Worldcoin from offering cryptocurrency rewards in exchange for iris scan data

Brazil bans Worldcoin from offering cryptocurrency rewards in exchange for iris scan data

2025-01-27  Ian Fleming

Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has ordered Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company behind Worldcoin, to stop offering cryptocurrency or other financial compensation to Brazilian users for collecting iris biometric data. The ban will take effect on January 25.


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