Somewhere in the vast, sprawling expanse of things that unexpectedly disrupt one’s attempts to launch a techno-utopia, a Kenyan court has just thrown Sam Altman’s crypto project, World (previously known as Worldcoin, or perhaps the-thing-with-the-giant-sci-fi-eyeballs), an existential curveball worthy of its own spot on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Bureaucratic Disasters.
In a courtroom drama more sensational than watching two Vogons argue over poetry rights, the High Court in Nairobi decreed that all biometric data previously hoarded by World’s friendly neighborhood retina-scanning Orbs must be deleted. Completely. Utterly. Not “lost in the cloud” deleted, but “really, we mean it, stop peeking at people’s eyeballs” deleted.
Why the fuss, you ask? Apparently, World was collecting this biometric info without so much as a “by your leave” from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), and did so while dangling heaps of cryptocurrency in front of unsuspecting would-be cyborgs. The problem? Tempting people with digital coins for a piece of their soul—err, iris—turns out to be a tad problematic for informed consent. Who would’ve thought?
The upshot: The world remains sharply divided between those who like keeping their eyes to themselves and those who believe orbs should stick to science fiction. Global experts now watch with keen interest, most clutching their data like towels.
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2025-05-06 09:34