BayLDA 挑战世界币

德国隐私监管机构巴伐利亚州数据保护办公室 (BayLDA) 命令 Worldcoin 删除用户的生物识别数据。该公司已对该决定提出上诉。

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.

巴伐利亚州数据保护办公室 (BayLDA) 已命令 Worldcoin 删除用户的生物识别数据，此举可能会妨碍该公司在欧盟的运营。

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.

世界币是一个数字身份项目，从数百万用户收集虹膜扫描和其他生物识别数据。该公司的做法受到了包括 BayLDA 在内的隐私监管机构的审查。

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 在一份新闻稿中宣布了对 Worldcoin 运营的调查结果。该办公室发现，该公司未能获得用户明确同意收集和处理其生物识别数据，违反了《通用数据保护条例》(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.

“公司有义务在决定生效后一个月内提供符合 GDPR 规定的删除程序。未来，世界币将有义务提供明确的同意。此外，在没有充分法律依据的情况下，已依职权删除了之前收集的某些数据记录。”声明中写道。

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 The company claims that the investigation’s results “largely pertain to outdated operations and technologies that have been replaced in 2024.”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 对 BayLDA 的决定提出上诉，并在其官方博客上发布了回应。该公司声称，调查结果“很大程度上与 2024 年更换的过时运营和技术有关”。

“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.

“调查于 2023 年初开始，涉及世界币当时的运营，其中包括收集和存储用户虹膜的人性证明 (PoH) 扫描，以及收集用户的电话号码，以促进世界币的分发（ WDC）代币，”博客文章中写道。

“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.”

“从那时起，世界币在技术和运营方面取得了重大进步，包括引入新的和改进的隐私保护技术、弃用虹膜扫描以及推出 WLD 代币，该代币现在是世界币中使用的主要代币。世界币生态系统。”

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

世界币补充说，它“对其当前业务的合法性和监管合规性充满信心”。

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.

近几个月来，德国金融当局对加密货币采取了更严格的措施。今年 7 月，政府出售了全部比特币，监管机构此后发起了大规模的交易所打击行动。

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

BayLDA 声明已经承认 Worldcoin 正在对这一决定提出上诉，并且不太可能不战而屈人之兵。

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.

该调查于 2023 年初开始，目前才公布调查结果。无论 Worldcoin 和 BayLDA 之间展开什么法律斗争，目前都很难预测可能的结果。