Kenya suspends eyeball-scanning crypto project worldcoin
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Kenya's interior ministry has suspended the activities of Worldcoin in the East African nation, as local authorities probe the possible security and data protection risks associated with the eyeball-scanning cryptocurrency project.“The government has suspended forthwith activities of Worldcoin and any other entity that may be similarly engaging the people of Kenya until relevant public agencies certify the absence of any risks to the general public,” Interior Secretary Kithure Kindiki said in a statement on Wednesday. Worldcoin — which launched last week — is an effort to create a global network of digital identities by using a small device called an “orb” to scan people's eyeballs. That identity, or World ID, grants its holder “proof of personhood” in the Worldcoin parlance. Use...