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Kenya orders Worldcoin to delete biometric data in landmark privacy ruling

Kenya orders Worldcoin to delete biometric data in landmark privacy ruling

2025-05-07  Ian Fleming

enyan High Court mandates Worldcoin to delete biometric data collected from over 300,000 citizens within seven days. The court found that Worldcoin violated Kenya’s Data Protection Act by collecting data without valid consent and a proper Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). The ruling prohibits Worldcoin from further processing or collecting biometric data in Kenya..


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