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World’s Iris-Scanning Halted in Thailand as Officials Demand Data Destruction

Thailand has ordered World, the biometric ID project backed by Sam Altman, to halt all iris-scanning operations and erase 1.2 million biometric records following violations of the country’s data protection law. Thailand’...

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World’s Iris-Scanning Halted in Thailand as Officials Demand Data Destruction
Thailand has ordered World, the biometric ID project backed by Sam Altman, to halt all iris-scanning operations and erase 1.2 million biometric records following violations of the country’s data protection law. Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Committee issued the directive on Nov. 24, saying World failed to secure proper consent and posed heightened risks by storing […]

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