France's privacy watchdog says Worldcoin legality "seems questionable"

France's privacy watchdog CNIL said on Friday it is aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project and that the legality of its biometric data collection "seems questionable".

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Sam Altman, the creator of Worldcoin, caused a stir on Twitter on July 26 when he confidently asserted that “one person is getting verified every 8 seconds now” for the ambitious Worldcoin project.

Worldcoin founder Sam Altman took to Twitter on July 26 to boast that project was seeing an adoption rate of “one person getting verified every 8 seconds now.”In the tweet, Altman described “crazy lines around the world” and attached video footage of individuals lined up to use the project's eye-scanning technology.

Blockchain analytics platform Santiment says that one newly-launched red-hot Ethereum (ETH)-based crypto project is facing a bunch of criticism. Santiment says Worldcoin (WLD) has generated a lot of buzz on social media platforms shortly after its launch.

Newly-launched project Worldcoin has failed to achieve significant progress as signups for the platform's ‘Digital ID' continues to dwindle since launching on July 24. What Is Wrong With Worldcoin?

Despite skepticism, the recently launched Worldcoin (WLD), a token for the digital identity project co-developed by Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the platform behind the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, has gathered massive interest.

It's been three days since OpenAI chief Sam Altman unveiled the Worldcoin project to the world. Worldcoin is a unique cryptocurrency initiative that utilizes an “orb” device to scan people's eyeballs, creating their digital identities.

Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD), an ambitious project led by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, has ignited a diverse range of reactions within the technology and cryptocurrency communities, with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey being the latest to voice his concerns. What Happened: The project, which aims to enhance economic opportunities and differentiate humans from artificial intelligence (AI), has drawn attention for its requirement of iris scanning to obtain its native token.

Following the launch of the highly anticipated Worldcoin project on Monday, Hong Kong witnessed hundreds of sign ups, but the WLD token slightly pulled back. How Worldcoin Kicked Off On July 24, a digital identity verification provider called Worldcoin officially started the rollout of its services.

OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, is no stranger to ambitious ventures. As a pivotal figure in the tech world, his recent foray into crypto, WorldCoin (WLD), has been one of the most scrutinized launches.

When Worldcoin (WLD) token was launched two days ago, the entire cryptocurrency world went ablaze and crypto exchanges lined up to list the new cryptocurrency. The token surged by a whopping 70% minutes after its launch, although the bull trend has since dissipated.