Worldcoin user verification exercise is going on globally despite the government suspending its operations in the Country.
The announcement was made in a Tweet by Worldcoin’s Alex Blania, the project’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who co-founded it with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
TFH has paused World ID verifications in Kenya as we continue to work with local regulators to address their questions. We apologize to everyone in Kenya for the delay.
— Alex Blania (@alexblania) August 2, 2023
World ID is built for privacy. We look forward to resuming operations, while continuing global rollout.
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TFH is the Germany-based global hardware and software company that led the Worldcoin protocol's initial development.
More than 350,000 Kenyans have so far scanned their eyeballs with the Worldcoin Orb to verify their online identity, called World ID.
However, privacy concerns and questions about the security of the biodata Worldcoin was collected from Kenyans, heightened by the fact that new members were getting 25 free cryptocurrency tokens known as WLD after the process, which are currently valued at Kes .8,256.
The government yesterday announced the suspension of all Worldcoin activities due to security concerns.
In a statement, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the suspension will remain in effect until relevant agencies certify the absence of any security risks.
"Relevant security, financial services and data protection agencies have commenced inquiries and investigations to establish the authenticity and legality of the activities above, the safety and protection of the data being harvested, and how the harvesters intend to use the data," read part of the statement.
