#irisscanning — Public Fediverse posts

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

#OpenAI is developing a #socialnetwork aimed at #eliminatingbots. The platform, still in early stages, may utilise #biometricverification, such as #Apple’s #FaceID or #World’s #irisscanning orb, to ensure users are real people. While OpenAI has a history of creating viral apps, it faces tough competition from established platforms. https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/01/28/openai-wants-to-create-biometric-social-network-to-kill-xs-bot-problem/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Orb Startup Has Only Scanned 2 Percent of Its Ideal Number of Eyeballs. “Business Insider notes that, so far, World claims it has scanned about 17.5 million people. Now, I will admit that’s about 17.5 million more people than I would have ever imagined might be interested in Altman’s weird project. Still, the company clearly has a long, long way to go before […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/12/gizmodo-sam-altmans-creepy-orb-startup-has-only-scanned-2-percent-of-its-ideal-number-of-eyeballs/

🚫🤖 "The Register's 'Top Secret' article is so cutting-edge, even their own website can't handle it. Apparently, Uncle Sam's eyeing our irises, but good luck reading the details—it's locked behind a digital chastity belt. ✋🔒"
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/dhs_wants_to_collect_biometric_data/ #TopSecret #DigitalPrivacy #UncleSam #IrisScanning #Cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

#Warning issued about #biometric #data gathering
"Consumer Council report tt some of te #irisscanning #schemes offer ~THB1000 in crypto w'in 24hrs aft scanning. Recruiters reportedly rcv THB500 per referral🤔.. biometric data, espec'ly iris scans, r among te most #sensitive #personal #information. Unlike passwords, tey can't be changed & cld be exploited for #identity #theft.. Many #countries #prohibit iris data collection, reflect'g global concerns over #privacy & misuse"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3094364/dopa-sounds-alarm-over-biometric-data-gathering

Reddit is considering integrating Sam Altman's World ID iris-scanning technology to enhance user authentication and combat AI-generated content and fake accounts.
#YonhapInfomax #Reddit #WorldID #SamAltman #IrisScanning #AuthenticationSystem #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=70002

The creepy Sam Altman eyeball scanning operation is soliciting in downtown Austin.

https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/business/technology/2025/05/15/orb-an-eyeball-scanning-identity-verification-technology-comes-to-austin/83631997007/

#Orb #WorldID #IrisScanning #EyeballScanning #Biometrics #SamAltman #Austin #Texas

Worldcoin Officially Launches in Colombia - Worldcoin, the iris-scanning biometric proof-of-personhood project, announced on T... - https://news.bitcoin.com/worldcoin-officially-launches-in-colombia/ #proofofpersonhood #cryptocurrency #irisscanning #newsbytes-4 #newsbytes #worldcoin #colombia #crypto

Buenos Aires Targets Worldcoin With Eye Scanning Biometric Bill - A bill that seeks to regulate the activities of companies that scan the eyes of th... - https://news.bitcoin.com/buenos-aires-targets-worldcoin-with-eye-scanning-biometric-bill/ #cryptocurrency #irisscanning #buenosaires #argentina #biometric #worldcoin #crypto #legal

Hong Kong Worldcoin Offices Visited Amid Privacy Investigation - The offices of the Worldcoin project, a biometric scanning and wallet initiative, ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/hong-kong-worldcoin-offices-visited-amid-privacy-investigation/ #cryptocurrency #irisscanning #worldcoinwld #hongkong #privacy #crypto #legal

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Polizei stürmt Worldcoin-Lagerhaus in Nairobi

Nachdem Worldcoin zuerst weitere Iris-Scans in Kenia untersagt wurden, stürmte die Polzei dort nun ein Worldcoin-Lagerhaus und beschlagnahmte mehrere Maschinen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Polizei-stuermt-Worldcoin-Lagerhaus-in-Nairobi-9238546.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

#Datensicherheit #IrisScanning #Kenia #Kryptowährung #OpenAI #SamAltman #ToolsforHumanity #Worldcoin

Worldcoin Value Plummets 24% in Week Amid Increase in Unique Addresses, Strong Hold by Top Wallets - In the course of the previous week, the value of worldcoin (WLD) against the U.S. ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/worldcoin-value-plummets-24-in-week-amid-increase-in-unique-addresses-strong-hold-by-top-wallets/ #decentralizedexchange #walletdistribution #bitcoin.comnews #uniqueaddresses #cryptocurrency #marketanalysis #smartcontract #tradingvolume #dexplatforms #irisscanning #marketmakers

Openai Boss Sam Altman Claims He’s Not Involved in Worldcoin’s Day-to-Day Operations at All - After Tools for Humanity, the team behind the biometric cryptocurrency project Wor... - https://news.bitcoin.com/openai-boss-sam-altman-claims-hes-not-involved-in-worldcoins-day-to-day-operations-at-all/ #artificialintelligence #day-to-dayoperations #blockchaincapital #telavivuniversity #toolsforhumanity #cryptocurrency #identification #irisscanning #involvement #biometric #samaltman #worldcoin

Digitalgipfel: Habeck schwärmt vom Bezahlen mit Iris-Scan

Mit aller Macht will die Bundesregierung erreichen, dass mehr Daten bereitgestellt und genutzt werden. Die Beispiele könnten teils auch von Orwell stammen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Digitalgipfel-Habeck-schwaermt-vom-Bezahlen-mit-Iris-Scan-7372336.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#AlgorithmWatch #BMDV #BMWK #BundesministeriumfürDigitalesundVerkehr(BMDV) #ChaosComputerClub #Digitalgipfel #Digitalisierung #GFF #Gesichtserkennung #Habeck #IrisScanning #OKF #RobertHabeck #VolkerWissing

More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned for free cryptocurrency - Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin's "Orb" iris scanner. (credit:... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1806743 #cryptocurrency #irisscanning #biometrics #worldcoin #bitcoin #biz&it #policy