BayLDA 挑戰世界幣

德國隱私監管機構巴伐利亞州資料保護辦公室 (BayLDA) 命令 Worldcoin 刪除使用者的生物辨識資料。該公司已對該決定提出上訴。

Bavarian State Office for Data Protection (BayLDA) has ordered Worldcoin to delete users’ biometric data, a move that could hamper the company’s operations in the European Union.

巴伐利亞州數據保護辦公室 (BayLDA) 已命令 Worldcoin 刪除用戶的生物識別數據，此舉可能會妨礙該公司在歐盟的營運。

Worldcoin, a digital identity project, collects iris scans and other biometric data from millions of users. The company’s practices have come under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs, including BayLDA.

世界幣是一個數位身分項目，從數百萬用戶收集虹膜掃描和其他生物辨識數據。該公司的做法受到了包括 BayLDA 在內的隱私監管機構的審查。

In a press release, BayLDA announced the results of its investigation into Worldcoin’s operations. The office found that the company had failed to obtain explicit consent from users for the collection and processing of their biometric data, in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

BayLDA 在新聞稿中宣布了 Worldcoin 營運的調查結果。該辦公室發現，該公司未能獲得用戶明確同意收集和處理其生物識別數據，違反了《一般資料保護規範》(GDPR)。

“The company will be obliged to provide a deletion procedure that complies with the provisions of the GDPR within one month of the decision taking effect. Worldcoin will be obliged to provide explicit consent… in the future. Moreover, the deletion of certain data records previously collected without a sufficient legal basis was ordered ex officio,” the statement reads.

「公司有義務在決定生效後一個月內提供符合 GDPR 規定的刪除程序。未來，世界幣將有義務提供明確的同意。此外，在沒有充分法律依據的情況下，已依職權刪除了先前收集的某些資料記錄。

Worldcoin has appealed the BayLDA decision and published a response on its official blog. The company claims that the investigation’s results “largely pertain to outdated operations and technologies that have been replaced in 2024.”

Worldcoin 對 BayLDA 的決定提出上訴，並在其官方部落格上發布了回應。該公司聲稱，調查結果「很大程度上與 2024 年更換的過時營運和技術有關」。

“The investigation was opened in early 2023 and pertained to Worldcoin’s operations at the time, which included collecting and storing a Proof-of-Humanity (PoH) scan of users’ irises and collecting users’ phone numbers to facilitate the distribution of the Worldcoin (WDC) token,” the blog post reads.

「調查於 2023 年初開始，涉及世界幣當時的運營，其中包括收集和存儲用戶虹膜的人性證明 (PoH) 掃描，以及收集用戶的電話號碼，以促進世界幣的分發（ WDC）代幣，」博客文章中寫道。

“Since then, Worldcoin has made significant advancements in its technology and operations, including the introduction of new and improved privacy-preserving techniques, the deprecation of iris scanning, and the launch of the WLD token, which is now the primary token used within the Worldcoin ecosystem.”

「從那時起，世界幣在技術和營運方面取得了重大進步，包括引入新的和改進的隱私保護技術、棄用虹膜掃描以及推出WLD 代幣，該代幣現在是世界幣中使用的主要代幣。

Worldcoin added that it is “confident in the legality and regulatory compliance of its current operations.”

世界幣補充說，它「對其當前業務的合法性和監管合規性充滿信心」。

The German financial authorities have taken a stricter approach to cryptocurrency in recent months. In July, the government sold its entire stash of Bitcoin, and regulators have since initiated a large-scale exchange crackdown.

近幾個月來，德國金融當局對加密貨幣採取了更嚴格的措施。今年 7 月，政府出售了全部比特幣，監管機構此後發起了大規模的交易所打擊行動。

The BayLDA statement already acknowledged that Worldcoin is appealing the decision and is unlikely to accept the challenge without a fight.

BayLDA 聲明已經承認 Worldcoin 正在對這一決定提出上訴，並且不太可能不戰而屈人之兵。

The investigation began early in 2023 and is only now publishing its findings. Whatever legal battle unfolds between Worldcoin and the BayLDA, the possible outcomes are currently hard to predict.

調查於 2023 年初開始，目前才公佈調查結果。無論 Worldcoin 和 BayLDA 之間展開什麼法律鬥爭，目前都很難預測可能的結果。