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• @bnftsftw @bnftsftw on x

  You know it's super legit because creating a hash is not a computationally super trivial technology that has been standard practice for DECADES for protecting sensitive data. https://twitter.com/...

• @richardjnieva Richard Nieva on x

  New from me and @Amannama: We wrote about Worldcoin, Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning crypto startup. The company's distributors, which sign people up using a mysterious device called an Orb, have faced arrests, harassment and late payments. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @bnftsftw @bnftsftw on x

  Oh, DEFINITELY not a grift to collect biometric data from developing countries. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @johnpaczkowski John Paczkowski on x

  “The sphere's shape and shiny exterior is the brainchild of former #Apple designer Thomas Meyerhoffer, who worked on early iMacs and was a protégé of Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive.” https://twitter.com/...

• @lyssaslounge Katharina Borchert on x

  This article reads like a book review for a very dystopian sci-fi parody of Silicon Valley, including a strong neo-colonial subplot. If only it was pure fiction ... 😡 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @evacide Eva on x

  There is zero chance that this story will not end with Worldcoin failing to launch, the company going bankrupt, and selling off its database of Asian and African people's biometric data. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @katienotopoulos Katie Notopoulos on x

  I, for one, and shocked, SHOCKED that a crypto startup based around a retina-scanning device called an “Orb” that is scanning as many retinas as possible in Africa and Asia in exchange for future payment in a token called “Worldcoin” is... having problems https://www.buzzfeednews…

• @justinhendrix Justin Hendrix on x

  “Alleviate world poverty” “crypto” “Sam Altman” https://twitter.com/...

• @katebevan Kate Bevan on x

  This is quite the tale. There's lots going on in it, so I'll pull out one thing: the exchange of completely worthless crypto for <thing> from punters. In this case, it's biometric data (which comes with a whole shitload of problems), but loads of startups have this model. https:/…

• @bigblackjacobin Edward Ongweso Jr on x

  One reason you should be a Luddite is cause when we give libertarians & venture capitalists free reign to develop tech, they will: waste tens of millions of dollars, commit massive data privacy violations, feign ignorance, and still offer nothing of value. https://www.buzzfeednew…

• @katienotopoulos Katie Notopoulos on x

  There are seriously so many batshit details in here from months of reporting by @Amannama and @richardjnieva, I guarantee this will make your retinas pop out of head