世界幣在一些國家繼續面臨阻力，可能不得不採用區域性方法

發現有些房東比其他房東更熱情

Much-interrogated iris biometrics scheme Worldcoin may have to settle for a regional approach in attempting to establish its World ID protocol and WLD cryptocurrency, as it continues to face pushback in some countries while finding success in others.

備受質疑的虹膜生物辨識方案 Worldcoin 可能不得不採用區域性方法來嘗試建立其 World ID 協議和 WLD 加密貨幣，因為它在一些國家繼續面臨阻力，而在其他國家卻取得了成功。

Worldcoin began collecting iris biometrics in Colombia in May, and currently has 25 Orbs deployed in the nation. However, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has now announced an investigation into the company’s activities.

Worldcoin 於 5 月開始在哥倫比亞收集虹膜生物識別信息，目前在該國部署了 25 個 Orb。然而，工商監管局（SIC）現已宣布對該公司的活動進行調查。

The statement from the SIC says that “the purpose of the proceedings is to determine whether the investigated companies have infringed the Colombian personal data protection regime in the collection of sensitive personal data in relation to the implementation of personal data processing policies and privacy notices.

SIC的聲明稱，「訴訟的目的是確定被調查公司在收集與執行個人資料處理政策和隱私權聲明有關的敏感個人資料時是否違反了哥倫比亞個人資料保護制度。

“The investigation will also determine whether the companies have carried out the collection of sensitive personal data for the purpose of processing it, and whether they have obtained the prior, express and informed consent of the data subjects for the collection and processing of their sensitive personal data.”

“調查還將確定公司是否出於處理目的而收集敏感個人數據，以及他們是否已獲得數據主體事先、明確和知情的同意以收集和處理他們的敏感個人數據。數據。”

The investigation will be carried out by the Delegate for Data Protection and Free Competition, and the companies will be able to present their arguments and evidence within 15 working days.

調查將由資料保護和自由競爭代表進行，公司將能夠在 15 個工作天內提出論點和證據。

South America has not been especially welcoming to Worldcoin, of which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a founder. Ecuador recently issued an alert related to “risks associated with the delivery of biometric data” to the company, not two months after it had set up shop there. The nation’s Superintendency of Companies cited “a lack of clarity regarding the use of this sensitive information” as its primary concern.

南美洲並沒有特別歡迎世界幣，OpenAI 執行長 Sam Altman 是世界幣的創始人之一。厄瓜多爾最近向該公司發出了有關「與生物識別數據傳輸相關的風險」的警報，而距離該公司在厄瓜多爾開設商店不到兩個月。美國公司監管局將「敏感資訊的使用缺乏明確性」作為其主要關注點。

In Buenos Aires, Argentinian regulators fined Worldcoin Foundation 194 million pesos (roughly US$210,000) for failing to acquire accreditation as an identity services provider and failing to post notice that the service is restricted to those 18 years or older. The fine followed an inquiry by the Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP) into the legality of Worldcoin’s data collection practices, and the company was also accused of violating Argentina’s National Consumer Protection Law.

在布宜諾斯艾利斯，阿根廷監管機構對世界幣基金會處以1.94 億比索（約21 萬美元）的罰款，原因是該基金會未能獲得身分服務提供者的認證，並且未能張貼此服務僅限18 歲或以上人士的通知。這項罰款是在阿根廷公共資訊取得機構（AAIP）對 Worldcoin 資料收集做法的合法性進行調查之後做出的，該公司還被指控違反了阿根廷國家消費者保護法。

Wolrdcoin also discontinued its Orb operations in Brazil shortly after launching there, and it remains to be seen how authorities in Peru will respond.

Wolrdcoin 在巴西推出後不久也停止了 Orb 業務，秘魯當局將如何回應還有待觀察。

But for South American regulators, at least for now, the verdict on the Worldcoin ecosystem’s current incarnation is that the digital ID project is too vague on key privacy details and not worth the risk.

但對於南美監管機構來說，至少目前來說，對世界幣生態系統當前版本的判斷是，數位身分專案在關鍵隱私細節上過於模糊，不值得冒險。

Europe, for its part, has proven similarly skeptical of Worldcoin’s operations.

歐洲方面也同樣對世界幣的運作持懷疑態度。

Korean survey, Malaysian deal pave way for foothold in Asia

韓國調查與馬來西亞交易為立足亞洲鋪路

In Asia, however, reception has been somewhat more cordial. A recent blog post from the company says it surveyed World ID holders in South Korea and found they expressed “overwhelming support for the Worldcoin project and proof of humanness.”

然而，在亞洲，接待情況則更為熱情一些。該公司最近發表的一篇部落格文章稱，它對韓國的 World ID 持有者進行了調查，發現他們表達了「對 Worldcoin 項目和人性證明的壓倒性支持」。

“Of the 1,100+ respondents, more than 9 in 10 agreed that technology that differentiates between humans and bots online, like World ID, is necessary. Additionally, 84 percent of respondents agreed that Korea should become a global hub for these kinds of innovations, demonstrating high expectations for the country in the age of AI.”

「在 1,100 多名受訪者中，超過十分之九的人認為區分人類和線上機器人的技術（例如 World ID）是必要的。此外，84％的受訪者同意韓國應該成為此類創新的全球中心，這表明人們對人工智慧時代的國家抱有很高的期望。

Elsewhere in Asia, Worldcoin recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mimos Berhad, the applied research and development agency for the government of Malaysia, which includes the possibility of collaborating on manufacturing the company’s Orbs. And Singapore has seen line-ups for Worldcoin’s iris scanning service – although it also attracted a glance from Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission, which advised heightened caution when submitting biometrics through the Orb.

在亞洲其他地方，Worldcoin 最近與馬來西亞政府的應用研發機構 Mimos Berhad 簽署了一份諒解備忘錄 (MOU)，其中包括合作製造該公司 Orbs 的可能性。新加坡也出現了世界幣虹膜掃描服務的排隊情況，儘管它也吸引了新加坡個人資料保護委員會的注意，該委員會建議在透過 Orb 提交生物識別資訊時更加謹慎。

Of course, it would be remiss not to mention that South Korea’s data protection agency is still investigating Worldcoin, and that the firm’s Hong Kong offices were raided in January, leading to a subsequent ban on operating in the territory.

當然，如果不提及韓國資料保護機構仍在調查 Worldcoin，而該公司的香港辦事處在一月份遭到突襲搜查，導致隨後禁止在該地區開展業務，那就太失職了。

The company, however, is proving to be nothing if not persistent, and registration is currently open for Encode x Worldcoin Educate, a series of workshops on the innovation in the Worldcoin ecosystem, designed to “empower real-world applications and enhance user experience in the era of AI.”

然而，事實證明，該公司如果不堅持不懈，就一事無成，Encode x Worldcoin Educate 目前已開放註冊，這是一系列關於 Worldcoin 生態系統創新的研討會，旨在「增強現實世界的應用程式並增強用戶體驗人工智慧時代。