萨姆·奥尔特曼（Sam Altman）的目光扫描加密项目世界币需要重新审视其欧洲业务

德国数据机构对 World 的数据收集做法进行调查，今天得出的结论是，该公司不符合欧洲严格的数据隐私法。

Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto project is facing another setback in Europe.

萨姆·奥尔特曼（Sam Altman）的眼部扫描加密项目在欧洲面临另一次挫折。

The German data agency investigating World over its data collection practices concluded today that the firm does not meet Europe’s strict data privacy laws.

德国数据机构对 World 的数据收集做法进行调查，今天得出的结论是，该公司不符合欧洲严格的数据隐私法。

“Worldcoin still has to do some homework,” Will told DL News in a phone call.

“世界币仍然需要做一些功课，”威尔在电话中告诉 DL News。

But that doesn’t mean they must stop their operations in the European Union, said Michael Will, the president of the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection.

但这并不意味着他们必须停止在欧盟的业务，巴伐利亚州数据保护办公室主任迈克尔·威尔表示。

The BayLDA report seen by DL News states that World — previously called Worldcoin — must allow users to delete their data from the application in order to become fully compliant.

DL News 看到的 BayLDA 报告指出，World（以前称为 Worldcoin）必须允许用户从应用程序中删除其数据，才能完全合规。

“The data is still in a certain situation there, and you need to give people the opportunity and the methodology to ask for complete erasure,” he said.

“那里的数据仍然处于某种情况，你需要给人们提供要求完全删除的机会和方法，”他说。

The company has one month to comply with this change, among others, the report adds.

报告补充说，该公司有一个月的时间来遵守这一变化等。

The BayLDA’s investigation into World began in November 2022. The probe sought to determine whether the project breached the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, by scanning people’s eyes.

BayLDA 对 World 的调查于 2022 年 11 月开始。调查旨在通过扫描人们的眼睛来确定该项目是否违反了欧盟的《通用数据保护条例》(GDPR)。

World uses silver and white basketball-sized spheres to scan irises and convert the data into a string of letters and numbers, called an iris code.

World 使用银色和白色篮球大小的球体扫描虹膜，并将数据转换为一串字母和数字，称为虹膜代码。

This code generates a World ID, a digital passport that World says will help distinguish between who is human and what is an artificial intelligence program on the Internet.

该代码生成一个 World ID，这是一种数字护照，World 表示它将有助于区分谁是人类，什么是互联网上的人工智能程序。

For joining, users can opt-in to earn World’s native WLD cryptocurrency. The token is trading at $2.42, down 9% today.

加入后，用户可以选择赚取世界原生的 WLD 加密货币。该代币的交易价格为 2.42 美元，今日下跌 9%。

Given the sensitive nature of biometric data, regulators across Europe have been cracking down on World. Authorities in Spain and Portugal barred the company from operating after they received complaints that minors were being scanned.

鉴于生物识别数据的敏感性，欧洲各地的监管机构一直在严厉打击 World。西班牙和葡萄牙当局在收到未成年人接受扫描的投诉后禁止该公司运营。

“There are many parents who now ask for erasure, especially in Portugal and Spain,” said Will.

“现在有很多家长要求删除信息，尤其是在葡萄牙和西班牙，”威尔说。

“They question whether World did the right thing to protect children.”

“他们质疑世界在保护儿童方面是否做了正确的事情。”

Another investigation into these complaints is ongoing, he added. World declined to comment on this.

他补充说，针对这些投诉的另一项调查正在进行中。世界拒绝对此发表评论。

World appeals

世界呼吁

World has already appealed the BayLDA’s decision.

World 已对 BayLDA 的决定提出上诉。

The company no longer has the iris code data, and retrieving it for a specific person is not possible, a company blog post states.

公司博客文章称，该公司不再拥有虹膜代码数据，并且无法检索特定人员的虹膜代码数据。

“The BayLDA’s decision clearly illustrates the urgent need to establish a clear and consistent definition of anonymisation in the EU that will help protect personal data in the age of AI,” the company said today. “GDPR currently does not provide this.”

该公司今天表示：“BayLDA 的决定清楚地表明，迫切需要在欧盟建立清晰一致的匿名定义，这将有助于保护人工智能时代的个人数据。” “GDPR 目前没有提供这一点。”

Next, a Bavarian court will examine the report’s findings and issue a judgment. These judges may even bring the case to the European Court Justice, the EU’s highest court.

接下来，巴伐利亚法院将审查报告的调查结果并做出判决。这些法官甚至可能将案件提交给欧盟最高法院欧洲法院。

“I’m a little bit afraid that we won’t see clarity on this issue for many months or years,” said Will.

“我有点担心这个问题在数月或数年之内都看不到明确的答案，”威尔说。

Until then, World plans to continue operating — and expanding — in Europe.

在此之前，World 计划继续在欧洲运营并扩张。

Liam Kelly is a Berlin-based reporter for DL News. Got a tip? Email him at liam@dlnews.com.

利亚姆·凯利 (Liam Kelly) 是 DL News 驻柏林记者。有小费吗？给他发电子邮件：liam@dlnews.com。