Have you ever been strolling through any Portuguese shopping center, and found stalls with strange orbs, offering money in exchange for “some data” about you? Well, we are talking about Worldcoina project based on cryptocurrencies, which is based on its iris.
But in addition to being an “open” project, Worldcoin also offers you money for your iris. This is exactly why it has had some success in several countries, such as our old Portugal.
These stalls that exchange your personal data for money exist in several shopping centers, as well as in other locations, in Portugal and other countries. Is iris interested?
That's really people's logic! Does it have any use? It’s “free” money! (About €100). Well, nowadays maybe not, but in the near future? It could be critical information!
Worldcoin has already been banned in Spain. Portugal next?
Therefore, this is not the first time that we talk about Worldcoin already Leak.pt. However, in recent weeks, we have seen an almost absurd increase in popularity, with some television channels covering the project, all due to the fact that more and more people are joining it, to receive some coins in exchange for their personal data. .
We even have cases of queues of dozens or even hundreds of people, willing to sell their iris data to the Worldcoin project. This is exactly why some governments have already acted and banned the company from their borders. The most recent case is our next door neighbor, Spain.
Use: Payment is made in the project's own currency and not in euros. However, if you want, you can exchange the currency for real money. This is exactly why several people are joining the project.
Which raises the question… If this is so dangerous, when will it be banned in Portugal? What exactly are the dangers?
How does it all work?
First of all, it must be said that Worldcoin is a project with input from Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, which is the company responsible for ChatGPT.
Basically, on stands in several national shopping centers, Worldcoin has a set of orbs that have just one purpose. Capture information from the iris of the person interested in joining the project. In case you didn't know, the iris is a little like our fingerprint, it's unique. However, unlike the old fingerprint, it can have another type of use in a digital world, it can serve as an identifying factor in the very near future, in augmented reality or virtual reality situations.
Basically, whoever has your iris can use your identity without your authorization. After all, “someone” had the brilliant idea of selling it to third parties. In fact, since the Worldcoin project is the rightful owner of your information, it can even sell it to other identities without your knowledge.
Do you really want your personal information, capable of identifying you, in other people’s hands?
It is precisely due to this danger of invasion of privacy that Spain has placed some limits on the company.
Having said all this, Worldcoin's World ID already has more than 4 million registered users, and is present in more than 120 countries. Iris capture technology is present in the United States, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Japan and Singapore.