Worldcoin erases Kenyan biometric data after May High Court order, ODPC confirms

World, the crypto and digital identity project co-founded by Sam Altman and previously known as Worldcoin, has deleted biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens. Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner confirmed the erasure, which followed a High Court order issued in May. The case stems from iris-scanning drives in September 2023 and alleged gaps in data protection compliance.