WorldCoin的虹膜掃描模型對侵入性，集中化進行了審查

加密行業對爭議並不陌生，但是很少有項目比Sam Altman的世界更加審查

The crypto industry is no stranger to controversy, yet few projects have drawn more scrutiny than 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. However, critics argue the project’s biometric methods are invasive, overly centralized, and at odds with the ethos of decentralization and digital privacy.

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。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。但是，批評家認為該項目的生物識別方法具有侵入性，過度集中，並且與權力下放和數字隱私的精神不符。

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,” Shady El Damaty, co-founder of Holonym Foundation, told Cointelegraph.

Holyony Foundation的聯合創始人Shady 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，隱私和自我主張的哲學。世界的生物識別模型與這種精神固有地矛盾。

El Damaty argued that despite using tools like multiparty computation (MPC) and zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, World’s reliance on custom hardware — the Orb — and centralized code deployment undermines the decentralization it claims to champion.

埃爾·達馬蒂（El Damaty）認為，儘管使用了多方計算（MPC）和零知識（ZK）證明等工具，但世界對定制硬件（ORB）的依賴（ORB）和集中式代碼部署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,” he said.

他說：“這是通過設計來實現他們獨特地識別人類的目標。這種力量的集中風險造成了單一的失敗和控制點，破壞了權力下放的希望。”

When reached out for comment, a spokesperson for World pushed back against these claims. “World does not use centralized biometric infrastructure,” they said, adding that the World App is non-custodial, meaning users remain in control of their digital assets and World IDs.

當接觸置評時，世界發言人反對這些主張。他們說：“世界不使用集中式生物識別基礎設施，”他補充說，世界應用程序是非習慣的，這意味著用戶仍控制著其數字資產和世界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。

A pattern of tech overreach?

技術過度的模式？

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

El Damaty還與Openai的“無意用戶數據”的大規模刮擦與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,” El Damaty claimed.

埃爾·達馬蒂（El Damaty）聲稱：“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正在將相同的積極數據獲取方法納入生物特徵識別領域。”

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。

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, claiming copyright infringement.

2024年，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，聲稱侵犯了版權。

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, citing its use of 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，理由是它使用了隱私保護技術，例如多階計算和零知識證明。

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

審查還擴展到了世界用戶的入職。該項目表示，它可以通過翻譯指南，應用程序內學習模塊，小冊子和幫助中心確保知情同意。

However, critics remain skeptical. “People in developing nations, who World… has mainly been targeting up until this point, are easier to bribe and often don’ونضطر إلى밝히다.

但是，批評家仍然持懷疑態度。 “發展中國家的人們，世界……主要一直在瞄準到這一點上，更容易賄賂，而且常常沒有“”。