{"id":78996,"date":"2023-05-19T13:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T10:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=78996"},"modified":"2025-09-11T08:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T05:30:26","slug":"worldcoin-to-bolster-security-to-tackle-the-biometric-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/worldcoin-to-bolster-security-to-tackle-the-biometric-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldcoin to bolster security to tackle the biometric black market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users in China without access to the Worldcoin app by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are buying biometric data from third parties in African countries to obtain signup bonuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Worldcoin is going viral especially in mainland of China\uff0ceven though the region can\u2019t register the app<\/p>\n<p>crypto users are finding a new way\uff1abuying \u00abiris\u00bb\uff08$30 or cheaper\uff09to register the worldcoin app and get the reward($20\uff09. These iris are from Cambodia village\u3001Africa\u2026 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQlGCpob1W\\\">pic.twitter.com\/BQlGCpob1W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlockBeats\uff5cWe\u2019re hiring! (@BlockBeatsAsia) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlockBeatsAsia\/status\/1659060950748782594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">May 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to local media, iris scans cost $30 for residents of the PRC.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of Worldcoin <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/231433\/worldcoin-iris-black-market\\\">acknowledged<\/a> the existence of the problem, but noted that the incident is \u201climited to a few hundred cases\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The company pledged to take the necessary steps to combat the biometric black market. These include \u201cadjustments to the initial personal registration process, as well as the introduction of dynamic and static QR codes\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u201cDespite precautions, it is important to recognise that they do not fully protect against collusion or other attempts to bypass the principle &#8216;one person \u2014 one proof&#8217;. To solve these tasks, innovative ideas in code design and in defining social relationships will be required,\u201d added the startup representatives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The project\u2019s flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/worldcoins-sam-altman-unveils-world-id-protocol\">World ID protocol<\/a>, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-zero-knowledge-proof\">zero-knowledge proofs<\/a>. The technology enables verification using biometric data without sacrificing anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Altman proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/crypto-startup-worldcoin-to-pay-users-for-iris-scans\">a reward<\/a> for iris scanning.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/worldcoin-launches-zero-fee-wallet-sam-altmans-project\">launched<\/a> its own crypto wallet World App, which offers commission-free transfers for verified users. The app supports stablecoins <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-usdc-stablecoin\">USDC<\/a> and DAI, as well as Ethereum (ETH), Worldcoin (WDC) and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-wrapped-token\">wrapped<\/a> Bitcoin (WBTC).<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, it emerged that Altman <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/media-reports-openai-chiefs-plan-to-raise-100m-for-worldcoin\">began<\/a> \u201cpreliminary talks\u201d about a $100 million investment in the startup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users in China without access to the Worldcoin app by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman buy biometric data from third parties in African countries to obtain signup bonuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1486,1111,1223],"class_list":["post-78996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-biometrics","tag-cybersecurity","tag-startups"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"27","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78996","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=78996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78998,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78996\/revisions\/78998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}