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Why Worldcoin Wants To Scan Your Eyeballs And Digitize Your Identity
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on the growing scrutiny around Worldcoin, a crypto project launched by OpenAI founder Sam Altman. Worldcoin creates decentralized identities for users and offers its native token to those who sign up. Governments have expressed concerns over the biometric enrollment process and possible violations of national data protection laws. Some potential applicants are nervous about the aggressive evangelism associated with the product, as well.
Hosted by: MacKenzie Sigalos
Produced by: Jordan Smith
Supervising Producer: Jeff Morganteen
Additional Footage: Getty Images, Reuters
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:40 GMT
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