Worldcoin, the controversial proof-of-personhood project by OpenAI's Sam Altman, has found itself under the legal scanner in Colombia. The ambitious project, that aims to provide unique digital ids to human beings, has been accused of breaching the personal data protection laws in Colombia. This is because Worldcoin collects the iris scans of the eyes of those who are willing to obtain their proof-of-personhood through this project.
In the past, Worlcoin has faced legal hurdles over its data collection norms in other nations as well. Colombia's Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has released an official statement, marking the initial step in a potential indictment process without formally charging the party involved. “The SIC del Cambio is committed to protecting the fundamental rights of citizens and the community is asked to be careful.
The purpose of the actions is to determine whether those investigated would have violated the Colombian personal data protection regime in the collection of sensitive personal data in relation to the implementation of personal data processing policies and privacy notices, express prior authorisation,” the statement issued by the SIC said. The SIC posted this statement on its official X handle, which has a follower-base of over 235,000. #ATENCIÓN :rotating_light:| La SIC formuló pliego de cargos contra WORLDCOIN FOUNDATION y TOOLS FOR HUMANITY CORPORATION por presuntas infracciones al régimen de protección de datos per.