At an event in San Francisco, co-inventors Alex Blania and Sam Altman unveiled significant updates to their project, now known as the World Network. Among the five key announcements was the introduction of a new generation Orb, designed to enhance the efficiency of World ID proof of human verifications, powered by advanced NVIDIA Jetson technology. […]
AxonDAO Unveils A+Voice: Pioneering Biometric AI Voice Collection
PRESS RELEASE. Cheyenne, WY, June 12, 2024 – AxonDAO (Axon DAO LLC, Wyoming) proudly announces the launch of A+Voice, an innovative research platform designed to monitor vocal biomarkers. This platform is an exceptionally effective tool for the early detection and ongoing assessment of conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and Huntington’s […]
Buenos Aires Targets Worldcoin With Eye Scanning Biometric Bill
A bill that seeks to regulate the activities of companies that scan the eyes of their users, like Worldcoin, has been recently introduced in Buenos Aires. The law aims to protect the app users’ rights and help them to secure and determine the destination of the biometric data collected by these entities. Eye Scanning Bill […]
TON Society Reveals Biometric Proof-of-Personhood Palm Scanning Program
TON Society announced a proof-of-personhood program targeting Telegram users, who can voluntarily scan their palms in exchange for benefits. The organization allocated 1 million TON for this initiative, distributed among 500 million participants in the next 5 years after completing their palm verification using Humancode’s artificial intelligence (AI) biometric tech. TON Society Announces Digital Identification […]
Report: French Privacy Regulator Probes Worldcoin’s Biometric Data Practices
The French oversight agency, National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), has raised doubts about the legality of Worldcoin’s biometric data collection methods. Besides questioning the legitimacy of its data acquisition processes, CNIL is also delving into how this biometric data is stored. Notably, Worldcoin has collected this data for over two million registrants who […]