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Thailand Orders Worldcoin to Halt Operations Over Data Privacy
11/26/2025, 14:06
AI SUMMARY
●• Thailand regulators order World to suspend operations and delete iris data
●• Over 1.2 million biometric records affected by the deletion order
●• Investigation cites violation of local data protection laws via crypto incentives
Thailand's data protection regulators have ordered World (formerly Worldcoin) to suspend its operations within the country. The authorities have demanded the deletion of over 1.2 million records of iris scan data collected from Thai citizens.
An investigation by local officials concluded that the project's model of exchanging biometric data for cryptocurrency incentives violated Thailand's data protection laws. This adds to the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the project's biometric data collection methods.
The ruling underscores the increasing regulatory friction between decentralized identity projects relying on biometrics and national privacy standards globally.