Data regulators in Thailand have banned Tools for Humanity from collecting iris scans for cryptocurrency payments, citing violations of the Personal Data Protection Act. The company has been ordered to delete 1.2 million iris scans, amid global bans on similar iris recognition projects. #ToolsForHumanity #IrisScanBan
Keypoints
- Thailand’s PDPC halted Tools for Humanity’s iris scan data collection due to legal violations.
- The company used an “orb” device to verify human identity using iris scans for WLD token rewards.
- Already, iris scan projects have faced bans in countries like Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya.
- Tools for Humanity is facing legal challenges from opponents planning to petition a Thai court.
- The company’s business model aims to differentiate humans from AI avatars through biometric identification.
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