Kenya Orders Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to Delete Biometric Data

The Kenyan High Court has ordered Sam Altman’s global cryptocurrency, World (formerly Worldcoin), to halt the processing, collection, and handling of biometric data until a Data Protection Impact Assessment is conducted. The May 5 ruling mandates that World permanently delete biometric data collected in Kenya without proper assessments within seven days. Additionally, the court has prohibited the company from enticing users with cryptocurrency offers and suggested that its actions may have violated Section 31 of the Data Protection Act. In an X post, the Katiba Institute, an advocacy group that challenged World’s activities, announced that Lady Justice Aburili Roselyne issued The post Kenya Orders Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to Delete Biometric Data first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/05/07/kenya-orders-sam-altmans-worldcoin-to-delete-biometric-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenya-orders-sam-altmans-worldcoin-to-delete-biometric-data