Kenya's interior ministry suspended the local activities of Worldcoin while government agencies assess public safety risks; local media reports 350K+ signed up
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Discussion
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@ca_kenya
@ca_kenya
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Joint Statement by CA and @ODPC_KE on operations of #Worldcoin in Kenya. @ikassait @ezraCHILOBA @ntvkenya @StandardKenya @citizentvkenya @KBCChannel1 @K24Tv @KTNNewsKE @MoICTKenya @EliudOwalo @ekisiangani @PeopleDailyKe @TheStarKenya @CapitalFMKenya @tv47news @NationAfrica [image…
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@russellbrandom
Russell Brandom
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Here's the official statement from Kenya's comms authority, via @tarykuh [image]
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@mdudas
Mike Dudas
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severe government pushback to @worldcoin was inevitable interested to see what strategy & tactics the project has in place to combat this government “deals” or compromises over data would be at odds with the ethos of crypto & self-sovereign identity https://www.theblock.co/...
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@wmnjoya
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I'm being told that the 7k #WorldCoin was supposedly dishing out was in not in Kenyan legal tender but worldcoin currency. I am not a fan of @CBKKenya, but how is a biologically driven currency launched in Kenya and you don't even know? What insanity and incompetence is this?
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@mohammedhersi
@mohammedhersi
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A start up Worldcoin , a foreign firm can just walk in and set up office in Kenya and start harvesting iris scan. The Iris is the only unique identity a human has so with a small token Kenyans are falling over each other to allow their Iris to be scanned and we think it's just...…
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@stevesong
@stevesong
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Kenya halts Sam Altman's Worldcoin project for security reasons https://itweb.africa/... Indeed. A global project to hoover up biometric data should be scrutinized everywhere it attempts to set up shop. Kudos to the Kenyan government for taking action.
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@russellbrandom
Russell Brandom
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@tarykuh In response to the order, Worldcoin confirms that it will halt verification in Kenya — official statement below [image]
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@ambokojh
Julians Amboko
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Government of Kenya suspends World Coin activity in the country. [image]
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@russellbrandom
Russell Brandom
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Aaaand now Kenya has suspended WorldCoin from operating within the country https://www.reuters.com/...
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@ryanjamesweeks
Ryan Weeks
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Worldcoin suspended in Kenya. An investment deck I obtained previously showed that Kenya's capital city of Nairobi had been a key market for the project, responsible for more than a quarter of a million sign-ups as of December last year.
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@worldcoin
@worldcoin
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What a launch week. Thank you for all of your support & feedback. Looking forward to sharing community updates soon. [image]
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
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I did it [image]
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@restofworld
@restofworld
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Shuki Wong, a 32-year-old who works in crypto, brought his 62-year-old mother to get her irises scanned by Worldcoin in HongKong. “At least you get money from it. Do you know how often people lose their data without getting anything back?” https://restofworld.org/...
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@vickiturk
Vicki Turk
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You might shake your head at Worldcoin's eyeball-scanning orb, but our global reporting team found plenty of people queuing up “At least you get money from it,” one said. “Do you know how often people lose their data without getting anything back?” https://restofworld.org/...