Thailand: Personal Data Protection Committee ordered suspension and deletion of iris-scan records in its investigation into World (formerly Worldcoin)
Description
Personal Data Protection Committee ordered suspension and deletion of iris-scan records in its investigation into World (formerly Worldcoin)
On 24 November 2025, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) ordered the suspension and deletion of 1.2 million records collected by World (formerly Worldcoin). Earlier, on 17 May 2025, the PDPC noted risks in the project, which asked people t…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority