Worldcoin has expanded its orb verifications to Guatemala, Poland, and Malaysia amidst a wave of concerns regarding the dangers of artificial intelligence and the difficulty of identifying bots and humans online. The organization also debuted a new tech called Face Auth, which allows apps to check if the previously registered person is the one using World ID.

Worldcoin Expands to Guatemala, Poland, and Malaysia With Face Auth

Worldcoin, the biometric proof of personhood-based project, has announced a new expansion launching a new authentication tech as part of its World ID app. On Wednesday, the project announced that it had launched orb verifications – iris scanning opportunities – in three new countries: Guatemala, Poland, and Malaysia, in what it called a “crucial time” for artificial intelligence (AI).

The organization explained that this expansion comes as a set of different polls outlined the concerns of having tools to discern humans from machines in online environments. According to a survey organized by Ipsos in Guatemala, one of the countries where Worldcoin opened verifications recently, over 80% are concerned about the origin and authors of online content.

In the same way, 84% are worried about the high capacity of current AI models, which will make it very difficult to discern bots from humans. Close to 9 of every 10 Guatemalans support implementing new tech to verify humanness online.

In this context, Worldcoin implemented Face Auth, a new addition to its World ID suite that allows other apps to verify if the person using the ID is the same one verified at the Worldcoin centers using the orb, an iris-scanning device.

This process only uses information in the user’s phone, preserving user data privacy and preventing possible fraud due to device theft. The organization also recently released its “Private by Design” whitepaper, explaining its four main privacy pillars.

Worldcoin was recently fined for violating data privacy laws in South Korea, having to pay over $800,000 for its transgressions.

Source : Bitcoin News - Sep 29, 2024