Worldcoin may not be legal in Colombia, but that’s not stopping it

Worldcoin's operator Tools for Humanity launched iris scanning in Colombia on May 30 and has continued operating while the national data protection authority investigates whether it complies with local law. The Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) opened the investigation the day after the launch, saying the company had not shown that iris scanning does not involve collecting sensitive data. Martín Mazza, Latin America manager for Tools for Humanity, said 1,000 Colombians were scanned within 36 hours of launch and that there are now 19 orb locations across four cities. Experts quoted in the article, including Germán Realpe and Pilar Sáenz, question whether the process meets Colombian consent and security requirements.