Kenya Bans Worldcoin and World ID as Other Nations Push Back on Privacy Concerns

Worldcoin, which says it wants to build a “more human internet” with its World ID credential and globular iris scanning device, has been told that the its plan is not welcome in Kenya until its biometric data collection practices have passed a legal assessment, according to Africa News. The country’s Ministry of Home Affairs announced it is suspending Worldcoin’s enrollments and cryptocurrency issuance while “the relevant government agencies certify the absence of any risk to the public.” Concerns about Worldcoin’s commitment to privacy and the legality of its practices mean that, for now, anyone left holding a Worldcoin token will have to wait to cash it. Regulators in the UK, France, Germany, Kenya and Mexico are also scrutinizing Worldcoin.

Get Ready for World ID and WorldCoin Universal Basic Income Offering Free Money in Exchange for Your Eyeball Scan

While the American public and even some U.S. politicians have been sounding the alarm recently over the dangers of the potential future rollout of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and the loss of all privacy in any financial transactions, a new blockchain financial network that was launched in 2019, before COVID, has been gaining momentum here in 2023 and is now being used in dozens of countries around the world with over 1.5 million users. And it is now being launched in the United States: World ID with the Worldcoin cryptocurrency. World ID is not some concept for the future. It is already here, and already being used around the world with the World App and Worldcoin, for both financial transactions and "World ID checks." Why have so many people around the world so quickly signed up for a World ID? Because they are being offered free cryptocurrency, and in some cases even free money in their local currencies, by using their new World ID. And what do they have to do to receive this free money? They just have to have their eyeball scanned by the Worldcoin "Orb" which will then create their unique World ID. Scanning one's eyeball seems like a pretty creepy way to create an ID, so what is the rationale to use one's eye as a biometric ID? It is to prove that "you are human" and not an AI, or so they say. This system is going to be rolled out in the United States within the next few weeks, so if you are not familiar with this network yet, I suggest you get up to speed ASAP. How fast could this World ID and World App program be rolled out? Well considering that the founder of Worldcoin and World ID is Sam Altman, the same person who created ChatGPT which last November became the fastest downloaded app in history with hundreds of millions of downloads, I think it is safe to conclude that this World ID could be rolled out very quickly.