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Thailand Orders World to Delete 1.2M Iris Records and Suspend Operations
11/26/2025, 13:41
AI SUMMARY
●• Thailand's PDPC orders World to suspend all operations
●• Project required to delete over 1.2M iris scan records
●• Regulators cite violation of data protection laws regarding biometric exchange
Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has issued an order requiring World, the digital identity project formerly known as Worldcoin, to suspend its operations within the country. The regulator has specifically mandated the deletion of over 1.2 million iris scan records collected from Thai citizens.
The decision follows an investigation which concluded that World's practice of exchanging biometric data for cryptocurrency violates local data protection laws. This marks another regulatory hurdle for the project in Asia following scrutiny in other jurisdictions.