WorldCoin is legal, parent company is indeed registered as a data processor in Kenya. ‘They’re Getting Data Voluntarily From Kenyans’. Worldcoin, a blockchain company founded by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, is offering Kenyans free tokens in exchange for their iris scans. The tokens are currently worth about $54 or KES 7,000, which is significant for…
The government has suspended any Worldcoin activities in the country. On Wednesday, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said the state has also suspended any other entity that may be similarly engaging Kenyans. Kindiki noted that the government is concerned by the ongoing activities of an organization calling itself ‘Worldcoin’ which is involved in the registration of citizens through the collection…