Sam Altman的WorldCoin對其侵入性生物識別方法進行了審查

加密行業對爭議並不陌生，但是很少有項目比Sam Altman的世界（以前稱為WorldCoin）更加審查。

Few projects in the crypto industry have sparked as much controversy as Sam Altman’s World, formerly known as Worldcoin. Promising to verify human uniqueness through iris scans and distribute its WLD token globally, World positions itself as a tool for financial inclusion.

加密貨幣行業中很少有項目引發的爭議與山姆·阿爾特曼（Sam Altman）的世界一樣多，以前稱為世界幣。承諾通過虹膜掃描並在全球範圍內驗證人類獨特性，世界將自己定位為金融包容性的工具。

However, critics like Shady El Damaty, co-founder of the Holonym Foundation, argue the project’s biometric methods are invasive, overly centralized, and at odds with the ethos of decentralization and digital privacy.

然而，諸如Holyony基金會聯合創始人Shady El Damaty之類的批評者認為，該項目的生物識別方法是侵入性的，過於集中的，並且與權力下放和數字隱私的精神矛盾。

At the heart of the critique is the claim that biometric identity systems cannot be truly decentralized when they rely on proprietary hardware, closed authentication methods, and centralized control over data pipelines.

批評的核心是，當生物識別身份系統依靠專有硬件，封閉的身份驗證方法和對數據管道的集中控制時，無法真正分散。

“Decentralization isn’t just a technical architecture. It’s a philosophy that prioritizes user control, privacy, and self-sovereignty. World’s biometric model is inherently at odds with this ethos,” El Damaty told Cointelegraph.

El Damaty告訴Cointelegraph：“權力下放不僅是一種技術架構。這是一種優先考慮用戶控制，隱私和自我主權的理念。世界的生物特徵模型與這種精神固有的差異。”

Despite using tools like multiparty computation (MPC) and zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, World’s enterprise-grade hardware—the Orb—and centralized code deployment ultimately undermine the decentralization it claims to champion, according to El Damaty.

儘管使用了多方計算（MPC）和零知識（ZK）證明等工具，但世界企業級硬件（ORB）和集中式代碼部署最終破壞了其聲稱對冠軍的權力下放化。

“This is by design to achieve their goals of uniquely identifying individual humans. This concentration of power risks creating a single point of failure and control, undermining the very promise of decentralization.”

“這是通過設計來實現他們獨特地識別單個人類的目標的目標。這種力量的集中風險創造了單個失敗和控制，這破壞了權力下放的希望。”

When reached for comment, a spokesperson for World pushed back against these claims.

當發表評論時，世界發言人反對這些主張。

“World does not use centralized biometric infrastructure. It is a decentralized protocol with open-source code that anyone can contribute to,” they said, adding that the World App is non-custodial, meaning users remain in control of their digital assets and World IDs.

他們說：“世界不使用集中的生物識別基礎架構。這是一個帶有開源代碼的分散協議，任何人都可以貢獻它。”他們補充說，世界應用程序是非企業的，這意味著用戶仍控制其數字資產和世界ID。

The project said once the Orb generates an iris code, the “iris photo will be sent as an end-to-end encrypted data bundle to your phone and will be immediately deleted from the Orb.” The iris code, they claimed, is processed with anonymizing multiparty computation so “no personal data is stored.”

該項目表示，一旦ORB生成了虹膜代碼，“虹膜照片將作為端到端的加密數據捆綁發送到您的手機，並將立即從Orb中刪除。”他們聲稱，虹膜代碼是通過匿名多方計算處理的，因此“沒有存儲個人數據”。

Evin McMullen, co–founder of Privado ID and Billions.Network, said that World’s biometric model is not “inherently incompatible” with decentralization but faces some challenges in implementation around data centralization, trust assumptions, and governance.

Privado ID和數十億的共同創始人Evin McMullen表示，世界的生物識別模型並不是“固有的不兼容”，而不是權力下放化，但在圍繞數據集中化，信任假設和治理的實施方面面臨一些挑戰。

“We can create a healthier and more useful internet with a decentralized approach to identity, but only if we build it with a focus on privacy, consent, and human values at the forefront,” McMullen told Cointelegraph.

McMullen告訴Cointelegraph：“我們可以通過分散的身份方法來創建一個更健康，更有用的互聯網，但前提是我們以隱私，同意和人類價值觀的重點在最前沿進行建立。”

Sam Altman’s OpenAI and deep fakes

山姆·奧特曼（Sam Altman）的Openai和Deep Fakes

El Aamty also drew a parallel between OpenAI’s large-scale scraping of “unconsented user data” and World’s collection of biometric information.

El Aamty還與Openai大規模刮擦“非同意用戶數據”和世界的生物特徵識別信息收集之間的相似之處。

He argued that both reflect a pattern of aggressive data acquisition framed as innovation, warning that such practices risk eroding privacy and normalizing surveillance under the banner of progress.

他認為，兩者都反映了一種積極的數據獲取的模式，以創新為創新，警告說，這種做法有可能侵蝕隱私並在進步旗幟下進行監視。

“The irony here is hard to miss. OpenAI built its foundation by scraping vast amounts of unconsented user data to train its models, and now Worldcoin is taking that same aggressive data acquisition approach into the realm of biometric identity.”

“諷刺的是，很難錯過Openai，通過刮擦大量未經同意的用戶數據來訓練其模型，而現在WorldCoin將相同的積極數據獲取方法納入了生物特徵識別範圍。”

In 2023, a class-action lawsuit filed in California accused OpenAI and Microsoft of scraping 300 billion words from the internet without consent, including personal data from millions of users, such as children.

2023年，在加利福尼亞州提起的集體訴訟指控Openai和Microsoft未經同意就從Internet上刮下3000億個單詞，包括來自數百萬用戶（例如兒童）的個人數據。

The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of a class of individuals whose data was allegedly scraped, claimed that the companies systematically collected and processed massive amounts of data from various sources, including books, articles, code, emails, letters, and social media posts.

該訴訟代表一類人在美國北部地區為加利福尼亞北區提起訴訟，這些人據稱其數據被刮擦，聲稱這些公司有系統地收集並處理了來自各種來源的大量數據，包括書籍，文章，代碼，電子郵件，信件，信件，信件和社交媒體帖子。

The complaint further alleged that OpenAI and Microsoft's actions violated federal and state privacy laws and enriched the companies at the expense of content creators and the public domain.

投訴進一步聲稱，OpenAI和Microsoft的行動違反了聯邦和州的隱私法，並以犧牲內容創建者和公共領域為代價的公司豐富了公司。

Later in 2024, a coalition of Canadian media outlets, including The Canadian Press and CBC, sued OpenAI for allegedly using their content without authorization to train ChatGPT, according to a report by Reuters.

據路透社報導，2024年晚些時候，包括加拿大媒體和CBC在內的加拿大媒體聯盟起訴Openai據稱未經授權使用其內容來培訓Chatgpt。

The lawsuit, filed with the Federal Court in Montreal, claimed that OpenAI's actions constituted copyright infringement and unfair competition. The media organizations asserted that their articles, photographs, and other content were included in the vast dataset used to train ChatGPT, despite their not granting permission.

該訴訟向蒙特利爾聯邦法院提起，聲稱Openai的行動構成了侵犯版權和不公平的競爭。媒體組織斷言，儘管他們不授予許可，但他們的文章，照片和其他內容仍包含在用於培訓Chatgpt的廣闊數據集中。

World, however, rejects this comparison, emphasizing that it is a separate entity from OpenAI. The company said that it neither sells nor stores personal data, and that it uses privacy-preserving technologies such as multiparty computation and zero-knowledge proofs.

然而，世界拒絕這種比較，強調它是與Openai的獨立實體。該公司表示，它既不出售也不存儲個人數據，並且使用保存隱私的技術，例如多方計算和零知識證明。

“We are mindful of the trust placed in us by the people who use Worldcoin, and we are committed to upholding their privacy and autonomy throughout their journey with us,” a spokesperson for the company said.

該公司發言人說：“我們會注意到使用世界幣的人們對我們所信任的信任，我們致力於在我們與我們的整個旅程中保持其隱私和自主權。”

The scrutiny also extends to World’s user onboarding. While the project says it ensures informed consent through translated guides, an in-app Learn module, brochures, and a Help Center, critics remain skeptical.

審查還擴展到了世界用戶的入職。儘管該項目表示可以通過翻譯指南，應用程序內學習模塊，小冊子和幫助中心確保知情同意，但批評家仍然持懷疑態度。

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