These practices may violate the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)-a likelihood that the company’s own data consent policy acknowledged and asked users to accept-as well as local laws.
We found that the company’s representatives used deceptive marketing practices, collected more personal data than it acknowledged, and failed to obtain meaningful informed consent. Our investigation revealed wide gaps between Worldcoin’s public messaging, which focused on protecting privacy, and what users experienced. We interviewed Worldcoin CEO Alex Blania, and submitted to the company a detailed list of reporting findings and questions for comment. We observed scans at a registration event in Indonesia, read conversations on social media and in mobile chat groups, and consulted reviews of Worldcoin’s wallet in the Google Play and Apple stores. To answer that question, and better understand Worldcoin’s registration and distribution process, MIT Technology Review interviewed over 35 individuals in six countries-Indonesia, Kenya, Sudan, Ghana, Chile, and Norway-who either worked for or on behalf of Worldcoin, had been scanned, or were unsuccessfully recruited to participate.
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