In a win for digital privacy, cryptocurrency project Worldcoin has permanently deleted all biometric data collected from Kenyan citizens. This action complies with a May 2025 High Court order, which deemed the data collection unlawful and mandated its erasure.

• The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) confirmed that Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, erased the data.
• The project launched in mid-2023, offering 25 free cryptocurrency tokens (WLD), valued at approximately $50 USD (Ksh 8,256), for iris scans.
• The Kenyan government suspended Worldcoin's operations due to concerns over national security and privacy, triggered by mass biodata collection at sites like the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).