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Published on March 04, 2024 07:26 GMT+00:00edited on March 04, 2024 07:29 GMT+00:00

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has launched an investigation on Worldcoin after receiving complaints about the project’s collection of personal information, especially in scanning people’s irises in return for cryptocurrency. 

The authority said in a press release on Monday that it will examine Worldcoin’s collection, processing and potential overseas transfer of sensitive personal information. It will take action against the project if it discovers any violation of the local privacy rules, the commission said.

The commission added that Worldcoin has been collecting information regarding people’s faces and irises at ten locations across South Korea as of Monday.

The privacy watchdog previously imposed a fine of 3.6 million Korean won ($2,703) on OpenAI …