{"id":194413,"date":"2023-10-02T21:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194413"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:18:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:18:42","slug":"parliamentary-committee-calls-for-shutdown-of-worldcoin-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/parliamentary-committee-calls-for-shutdown-of-worldcoin-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary committee calls for shutdown of Worldcoin in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A parliamentary committee in Kenya\u2019s government tasked with investigating Worldcoin has recommended that regulators shut down the project\u2019s operations in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report released on Sept. 30 by Kenya\u2019s parliament, Worldcoin has continued to collect personal data of Kenya\u2019s residents \u201cin total disregard\u201d of an order to stop issued in May \u2014 potentially including information from minors. The committee recommended that Kenyan authorities \u201cdisable the virtual platforms\u201d of Worldcoin as well as investigate its companies for potential criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe registration of Kenyans by Worldcoin online App is still going on despite the pendency of a court order and other administrative directions halting the same in entirety,\u201d the report say.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-10\/d33c7cf3-7f61-4747-8fb7-4ed39d3ab8a9.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The report cited privacy concerns for Kenya\u2019s residents, but added that it was difficult or impossible to determine the number of \u201corbs\u201d in the country \u2014 the devices Worldcoin uses to allow users to submit scans of their irises for verification. The committee\u2019s recommendations include having the government consider implementing a comprehensive framework for digital assets and virtual asset service providers in Kenya alongside amending existing regulations to consider cybercrimes and tax reporting requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe unregulated adoption and use of cryptocurrency as an attempt to fully decentralize the global monetary systems, poses threat to statehood.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Worldcoin launch sparks debate over data privacy and future of AI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Worldcoin, launched with the stated intention of distinguishing real people from bots online by providing retinal scans for identity verification, had millions of sign-ups by July. However, the project has drawn the scrutiny of regulators globally, who claim it is circumventing regulations and guidelines on data protection and user privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Germany, Argentina, France and the United Kingdom have either raised concerns about Worldcoin or launched inquiries into its activities. Cointelegraph reached out to Worldcoin but did not receive a response at the time of publication. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Bitcoin ETF optimist and Worldcoin skeptic Gracy Chen: Hall of Flame<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/kenya-parliamentary-committee-shutdown-worldcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A parliamentary committee in Kenya\u2019s government tasked with investigating Worldcoin has recommended that regulators shut&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":194412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parliamentary committee calls for shutdown of Worldcoin in Kenya - 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