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Worldcoin seeks to set 'new standard' in data protection, says it deleted users' iris codes

The BlockThe Block2024/05/15 13:19
By:The Block

Quick Take Worldcoin Foundation has released an open-source system that it claims can improve the protection of sensitive information, including biometric data. The organization said it migrated to the new system and, in doing so, deleted the iris codes generated when people signed up to Worldcoin.

Worldcoin WLD -2.16% Foundation has released an open-source system that it claims can improve the protection of sensitive information, including the data generated when people sign up for the Worldcoin project.

"The system, available now in a Github repository for any organization to use, aims to set a new standard for data protection, including the protection of biometric data," according to a statement. Worldcoin said the new open-sourced system is based on secure multi-party computation.

Worldcoin Foundation said it migrated to the new system and, in doing so, deleted the iris codes it collected after people who signed up for the Worldcoin project had their eyeballs scanned by Orb devices. The Worldcoin project gives people cryptocurrency, or WLD tokens, when they sign up and have their eyeballs scanned to prove their personhood and create a digital identification.

With secure multi-party computation, or SMPC, which is a brand of cryptography, data is securely distributed in different places. "It can be thought of as taking one secret and sharing it in multiple parts across different parties for increased protection," Worldcoin Foundation said in its statement.

"The Worldcoin Foundation, along with contributor-technologists from TACEO and Tools for Humanity, have successfully architected a new implementation of SMPC to address the scale and cost constraints that have previously hindered others," the statement also said.

Increasing data protection

Worldcoin Foundation also said because people are more frequently required to provide biometric data to different organizations, the need for securely protecting users' personal data is becoming increasingly essential. 

Since its launch, the Worldcoin project has faced scrutiny from several nations as different agencies grew concerned over its collection of people's data. The main developer behind the project is Tools for Humanity, which was co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Recently, the Worldcoin project has taken measures to assuage worries related to its collection and storage of personal data.


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