世界币在一些国家继续面临阻力，可能不得不采用区域性方法

发现一些房东比其他房东更热情

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.

备受质疑的虹膜生物识别方案 Worldcoin 可能不得不采用区域性方法来尝试建立其 World ID 协议和 WLD 加密货币，因为它在一些国家继续面临阻力，而在其他国家却取得了成功。

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 于 5 月开始在哥伦比亚收集虹膜生物识别信息，目前在该国部署了 25 个 Orb。然而，工商监管局（SIC）现已宣布对该公司的活动进行调查。

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的声明称，“诉讼的目的是确定被调查公司在收集与执行个人数据处理政策和隐私声明有关的敏感个人数据时是否违反了哥伦比亚个人数据保护制度。

“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.”

“调查还将确定公司是否出于处理目的而收集敏感个人数据，以及他们是否已获得数据主体事先、明确和知情的同意以收集和处理他们的敏感个人数据。数据。”

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.

调查将由数据保护和自由竞争代表进行，公司将能够在 15 个工作日内提出论点和证据。

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.

南美洲并不特别欢迎 Worldcoin，OpenAI 首席执行官 Sam Altman 是 Worldcoin 的创始人之一。厄瓜多尔最近向该公司发出了有关“与生物识别数据传输相关的风险”的警报，而距离该公司在厄瓜多尔开设商店还不到两个月。美国公司监管局将“敏感信息的使用缺乏明确性”作为其主要关注点。

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.

在布宜诺斯艾利斯，阿根廷监管机构对世界币基金会处以 1.94 亿比索（约合 21 万美元）的罚款，原因是该基金会未能获得身份服务提供商的认证，并且未能张贴该服务仅限 18 岁或以上人士的通知。此次罚款是在阿根廷公共信息获取机构（AAIP）对 Worldcoin 数据收集做法的合法性进行调查之后做出的，该公司还被指控违反了阿根廷国家消费者保护法。

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 在巴西推出后不久也停止了 Orb 业务，秘鲁当局将如何回应还有待观察。

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.

但对于南美监管机构来说，至少目前来说，对世界币生态系统当前版本的判断是，数字身份项目在关键隐私细节上过于模糊，不值得冒险。

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

欧洲方面也同样对世界币的运营持怀疑态度。

Korean survey, Malaysian deal pave way for foothold in Asia

韩国调查与马来西亚交易为立足亚洲铺平道路

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，在亚洲，接待情况则更为热情一些。该公司最近发表的一篇博客文章称，它对韩国的 World ID 持有者进行了调查，发现他们表达了“对 Worldcoin 项目和人性证明的压倒性支持”。

“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 多名受访者中，超过十分之九的人认为区分人类和在线机器人的技术（例如 World ID）是必要的。此外，84％的受访者同意韩国应该成为此类创新的全球中心，这表明人们对人工智能时代的国家抱有很高的期望。”

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.

在亚洲其他地方，Worldcoin 最近与马来西亚政府的应用研发机构 Mimos Berhad 签署了一份谅解备忘录 (MOU)，其中包括合作制造该公司 Orbs 的可能性。新加坡也出现了世界币虹膜扫描服务的排队情况，尽管它也吸引了新加坡个人数据保护委员会的注意，该委员会建议在通过 Orb 提交生物识别信息时更加谨慎。

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.

当然，如果不提及韩国数据保护机构仍在调查 Worldcoin，并且该公司的香港办事处在一月份遭到突击搜查，导致随后禁止在该地区开展业务，那就太失职了。

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，事实证明，该公司如果不坚持不懈，就一事无成，Encode x Worldcoin Educate 目前已开放注册，这是一系列关于 Worldcoin 生态系统创新的研讨会，旨在“增强现实世界的应用程序并增强用户体验人工智能时代。”