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U.S. companies back Sam Altman’s World ID even as much of the world pushes back (restofworld.org)

submitted 4 hours ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The biometric ID project has been halted and investigated in multiple countries, but it recently partnered with Tinder, Zoom, and Docusign to verify users.

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[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 60 points 3 hours ago

An MIT Technology Review investigation reveals World’s unethical practices when onboarding test users across Africa and Asia, including deceptive marketing practices. The investigation also says that World was gathering personal data beyond iris scans, including heartbeat, breathing, and other vital signs, and doing so without obtaining meaningful informed consent.

Insane. When businesses are building massive systems to identify and track the citizenry, the government should step in and stomp it out. Instead, the government is mandating that it proceeds.

The system is functioning as expected. The system must be destroyed.