Kenya’s Ad hoc committee investigating the Worldcoin matter alleges that the company’s actions have “constituted acts of espionage and a threat to statehood,” local media reported. Worldcoin, under scrutiny for purportedly mining data from Kenyans by scanning their irises in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens, operated in 30 locations across Nairobi, including malls and learning institutions, […]

Worldcoin, under scrutiny for purportedly mining data from Kenyans by scanning their irises in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens, operated in 30 locations across Nairobi, including malls and learning institutions, starting May 2021.