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> pay in cryptocurrency using our biometric data This is incorrect — Worldcoin orbs[1] use iris scans to create privacy-preserving proofs (these are called zer
by lazzlazzlazz 4y ago
> pay in cryptocurrency using our biometric data
This is incorrect — Worldcoin orbs[1] use iris scans to create privacy-preserving proofs (these are called zero-knowledge proofs[2]) of uniqueness client side, which are just metadata for creating social graphs. The data is never used beyond the construction of the proof.[3]
If you're going to be critical you should at least understand why the idea is exciting to some. :)
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2ttYtUbF8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2ttYtUbF8
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof
[3]: https://worldcoin.org/privacy https://worldcoin.org/privacy