Kenya: High Court in Nairobi ordered Worldcoin to delete biometric data of Kenyan citizens and stop further data collection
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High Court in Nairobi ordered Worldcoin to delete biometric data of Kenyan citizens and stop further data collection
On 5 May 2025, the High Court in Nairobi ruled on an investigation by the Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) into alleged data protection violations by Worldcoin. The Court found that Worldcoin had failed to comply with the man…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2023-08-02
under deliberation
2023-09-06
in force