The Kenyan Prosecutor's Office has ordered the case against Worldcoin to be closed without further action by the police. This is reported by Cointelegraph.
The crypto startup of OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman received permission from the Office of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to scan the iris and other operations in the country after a government investigation into privacy issues initiated in early August 2023.
The official statement of the DCI. Data: Cointelegraph."DCI promptly and objectively investigated a number of Worldcoin allegations regarding activities in Kenya in 2022-2023 regarding the alleged illegal collection and transfer of confidential data. The case was sent to the Prosecutor General's Office for independent review and recommendations. After examining the case, the Director of the Prosecutor General's Office ordered it to be closed without any further action by the police," the regulator said in an official statement.For further Worldcoin activities, it is necessary to register a business in the country, obtain all the necessary licenses, check suppliers and conclude contracts with them.
"We are grateful to DCI for a fair investigation and determination to close the case. This long-awaited result is not the end, but the beginning. We will continue to work with the government of Kenya and other countries and hope to resume World ID registration across the country soon," commented Thomas Scott, Chief Lawyer at Tools for Humanity developer.On July 24, 2023, Sam Altman's cryptocurrency project announced the official launch and release of the native WLD token. A few weeks later, the Kenyan authorities suspended the activities of Worldcoin, the government was concerned about the company's work on collecting personal data. It has formed a committee to investigate Worldcoin.
In addition to Kenya, the authorities of Britain, France, Germany, and Argentina became interested in the company's activities. Portugal and Spain have ordered the collection of personal data to be stopped.
In December, Worldcoin disabled the biometric verification feature using orbs for users from India, Brazil and France.
Recall that in May 2024, Altman and the president of Argentina discussed Worldcoin investments in the country.