Thailand: Personal Data Protection Committee opened investigation into Worldcoin over alleged unlawful iris-scan data collection
Description
Personal Data Protection Committee opened investigation into Worldcoin over alleged unlawful iris-scan data collection
On 17 May 2025, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) identified a risk in the World project inviting the public to scan irises through the Orb device in exchange for digital tokens. PDPC conducted an onsite inspection to examine the data-co…
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