{"id":"tp-11873","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Hong Kong Regulator Orders Worldcoin to Cease Operations Over Privacy Concerns","author":"Sheena Jordan","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/11873","datePublished":"2024-05-23T09:12:24.000Z","dateModified":"2024-05-23T09:12:24.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The Hong Kong privacy regulator has ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data, citing unnecessary and excessive privacy violations. This is a significant setback for the global identity project.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/hong-kong-regulator-directs-worldcoin-cease-operations-citing-privacy-concerns-2024-05-22/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0xlTaw-px1VWlTkazmZw3z0mfJDii9kJTiQnjSPhokEhz9kszl8DawIoM_aem_Ac2z-nK08kTdm-EIuXbhA9j3Dtg94CN0lnUO8rMX0LoVVfumL8WCQbHSZWv8g4uBEScIkbPrLH611k9HI4C6KndQ"},{"title":"Finance Feeds","url":"https://financefeeds.com/hong-kong-regulator-orders-worldcoin-to-cease-operations-over-privacy-concerns/"},{"title":"iris scanning services","url":"https://financefeeds.com/worldcoin-rolls-out-its-iris-scanning-technology-in-singapore/"},{"title":"Microsoft Bing","url":"https://www.bing.com/images/create/hong-kong-regulator-orders-worldcoin-to-cease-oper/1-664ea3af44464219819aa031dcebd90d?id=Mv1BZkBfHCAezAw3cKekqQ%3d%3d&view=detailv2&idpp=genimg&thId=OIG3.oUyPsMYfoY.ma8DOsjxM&FORM=GCRIDP&mode=overlay"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}