{"id":12406,"date":"2024-04-09T19:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/worldcoin-enhances-privacy-with-biometric-data-deletion-option\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T19:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:45:15","slug":"worldcoin-enhances-privacy-with-biometric-data-deletion-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/worldcoin-enhances-privacy-with-biometric-data-deletion-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcoin Enhances Privacy with Biometric Data Deletion Option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Altman&#8217;s Worldcoin project has introduced new features to bolster personal data protection. Users now have the option to revoke their World ID verification.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now everyone has even more choice &#038; control over their data ?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOD5JdbmKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/zOD5JdbmKA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Worldcoin (@worldcoin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldcoin\/status\/1777683751679500482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As part of the update, developers have implemented:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the ability to delete retina scans;<\/li>\n<li>personal age verification \u2014 ensuring that a Worldcoin user is over 18 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To prevent fraud, the biometric deletion process requires a six-month &#8220;cooling-off&#8221; period. After this, the individual&#8217;s World ID will become invalid and cannot be restored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese enhancements are based on preliminary assessments by data protection authorities, including the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision, which is the lead supervisory authority for the Worldcoin project in the EU, and were developed in consultation with third-party privacy and security experts,\u201d the press release states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Age verification is conducted in locations where retina scanning is available. Project representatives emphasized that the procedure \u201cwill not involve storing, recording, or transmitting any information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project&#8217;s main product, the World ID protocol, is based on zero-knowledge proofs. It serves as a tool allowing individuals to undergo identification using biometric data or a phone number.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/worldcoin-surges-40-to-reach-new-all-time-high\">announced reaching 1 million<\/a> daily active users in the World App.<\/p>\n<p>However, the launch of Worldcoin has raised data protection concerns among regulators in several countries. Authorities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Argentina, and Kenya have taken an interest in the project&#8217;s activities. On March 21, Kenyan authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailyafrica.com\/bd\/economy\/us-pushing-kenya-to-lift-worldcoin-suspension-4564196?view=htmlamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rejected<\/a> a request from the U.S. government to lift the suspension of the project in their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Hong Kong&#8217;s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/worldcoin-faces-15-drop-amid-hong-kong-investigation\">reported suspicions<\/a> regarding the project for potential violations of information storage provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/spain-temporarily-halts-worldcoin-operations\">demanded<\/a> the company immediately cease collecting personal data within the country. In response, its representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldcoin\/status\/1769702457720918171\">stated<\/a> that the project operates \u201clegally in all available locations\u201d and fully complies with data collection and transmission requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/worldcoin-releases-open-source-code-for-orb-software-components\">released the open-source code<\/a> for the main components of orb software and introduced the Personal Custody privacy feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Altman&#8217;s Worldcoin project has introduced new features to bolster personal data protection. Users now have the option to revoke their World ID verification. Now everyone has even more choice &#038; control over their data ?https:\/\/t.co\/zOD5JdbmKA \u2014 Worldcoin (@worldcoin) April 9, 2024 As part of the update, developers have implemented: the ability to delete retina [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1327],"class_list":["post-12406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-worldcoin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"33","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}