Brazil's data protection authority (ANPD) has banned Tools for Humanity, a company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, from offering cryptocurrency and other financial compensation for iris scans in the country. The ANPD cited concerns that financial incentives could influence individuals' free will when deciding to provide their biometric data.
Brazil’s data protection authority ruled that tech firm Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, must stop offering compensation for iris scans in the country. — Unsplash pic/Amanda Dalbjörnas a first-time user .
Tools for Humanity leads the World project, which aims to create a global identity system through scanning people’s irises in exchange for cryptocurrency and a digital ID. The ANPD said that providing financial compensation “may interfere with the free expression of will of individuals, by influencing the decision regarding giving their biometric data”.
DATA PROTECTION BRAZIL IRISH SCANS WORLD PROJECT OPENAI
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