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Well, kind of. It's also a physical thing that you stand in front of to give up a bunch of biometric information to go in some database somewhere for...some rea

by throwway120385 2y ago

Well, kind of. It's also a physical thing that you stand in front of to give up a bunch of biometric information to go in some database somewhere for...some reason that is unspecified. The fact that they're doing it "for free" suggests to me that there is some purpose to it that makes it profitable in spite of the costs. Given how much everyone's data is actually worth, I suspect that the reason it's free is because the biometric data has a bunch of intrinsic value such that it's worth building a bunch of hardware and giving away monopoly money.

AyyEye 2y ago
> some reason that is unspecified. Their end goal is for you to need this to use the internet. > something like World ID will eventually exist, meaning that you will need to verify [that you are human] on the internet, whether you like it or not. I think that's certainly going to happen with the progress in AI. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/07/10/an-orb-a-token-and-money-for-everyone-worldcoins-ceo-on-cryptos-most-daring-project/ https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/07/10/an-or...
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- stogot 2y ago
  Wow, “whether you like it or not” directly contradicts the “for the good of humanity” of their proposal. That’s what autocrats say
- JohnFen 2y ago
  If that goal is actually achieved, then the internet instantly becomes a tool I can no longer use.
  - throwway120385 2y ago
    If that ever happens, nothing of value is lost. Does anyone else find it creepy that they want to control who can access the internet? You know, the thing you use to pay bills, do banking, look for jobs, and communicate with people? Being able to lock people out is definitely something they could monetize by charging fines or fees for continued access.
tim333 2y ago
>bunch of biometric information to go in some database somewhere for...some reason that is unspecified They just take a pic of your eyes to prevent you getting multiple accounts.

AyyEye 2y ago

> some reason that is unspecified. Their end goal is for you to need this to use the internet. > something like World ID will eventually exist, meaning that you will need to verify [that you are human] on the internet, whether you like it or not. I think that's certainly going to happen with the progress in AI. https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/07/10/an-orb-a-token-and-money-for-everyone-worldcoins-ceo-on-cryptos-most-daring-project/ https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/07/10/an-or...

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stogot 2y ago
Wow, “whether you like it or not” directly contradicts the “for the good of humanity” of their proposal. That’s what autocrats say
JohnFen 2y ago
If that goal is actually achieved, then the internet instantly becomes a tool I can no longer use.
- throwway120385 2y ago
  If that ever happens, nothing of value is lost. Does anyone else find it creepy that they want to control who can access the internet? You know, the thing you use to pay bills, do banking, look for jobs, and communicate with people? Being able to lock people out is definitely something they could monetize by charging fines or fees for continued access.

tim333 2y ago

>bunch of biometric information to go in some database somewhere for...some reason that is unspecified They just take a pic of your eyes to prevent you getting multiple accounts.