Brazil maintains ban on crypto rewards for World ID projects

Brazil’s data protection agency has upheld a decision restricting cryptocurrency rewards linked to the World ID project, citing concerns over the protection of users’ personal data.
On the 25th (local time), Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANDP) announced that Tools for Humanity, the developer of the World ID project,
The company said it had rejected a request from the group Tools For Humanity to reconsider the ban on payments. ANDP's investigation into the World ID project began in November last year.
The move was prompted by concerns that financial compensation could infringe on users' ability to consent to providing sensitive biometric authentication.
The World ID, the center of the controversy, is generated when users consent to an iris scan.
This generates a unique digital passport that can be used to authenticate a person online.
ANDP was ordered to stop providing services to the World Coin (WCO) for World IDs generated by iris scans of people who provided their personal data in Brazil.
"We will cease providing any third-party with any financial rewards, including through the provision of any other services or services to third parties," the company said in a statement. The company said it would be fined 50,000 Brazilian reals (about $8,800) per day if it resumes its data collection activities.
may be imposed.