Kenya High Court Orders Worldcoin to Delete Biometric Data
This decision places Kenya among several countries that have either restricted or halted Worldcoin’s operations due to regulatory concerns over data privacy and user protection.
Tthe Kenya High Court has ruled that Worldcoin, the digital identity and cryptocurrency platform, violated the country’s privacy laws by using crypto payments to obtain biometric data from citizens, Binance has reported.
The report stated that the court has mandated that all collected biometric data be deleted within seven days, with the process supervised by the Kenyan government.
This decision places Kenya among several countries that have either restricted or halted Worldcoin’s operations due to regulatory concerns over data privacy and user protection.
