Thai regulators require World to delete over 1.2 million iris scan data records

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, Thailand's data regulator has ordered the iris scanning project World, driven by Sam Altman, to delete more than 1.2 million records collected in Thailand.

Thailand's Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaichanok Chidchob, stated that the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) also ordered the company to suspend all its operations in Thailand on Monday.

In Thailand, an expert panel commissioned to investigate whether World violated the country's data protection laws concluded that collecting biometric data in exchange for cryptocurrency constitutes illegal activity. World has already ceased its iris scanning business in Thailand.