德国数据保护机构命令 Worldcoin 实施符合 GDPR 标准的数据删除流程

Worldcoin由OpenAI联合创始人Sam Altman设计，提出了一种基于虹膜扫描的全球数字识别系统。

Germany's data protection authority has ordered some corrective measures against Worldcoin (WLD) over its handling of users' biometric data.

德国数据保护机构已下令对 Worldcoin (WLD) 处理用户生物识别数据的行为采取一些纠正措施。

Worldcoin, founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI, is proposing a global digital identification system based on iris scanning. The idea is to create a kind of universal “digital passport”, but the collection of biometric data has generated a lot of controversy and privacy concerns in several countries.

由 OpenAI 联合创始人 Sam Altman 创立的 Worldcoin 提出了一种基于虹膜扫描的全球数字识别系统。这个想法是创建一种通用的“数字护照”，但生物识别数据的收集在一些国家引起了很多争议和隐私问题。

The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervisory Authority (BayLDA) has ordered Worldcoin to implement a data deletion process that meets the regulation's rigorous standards after a thorough investigation into the project’s compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The order, released on December 19, gives the company one month from the effective date of the ruling to comply.

在彻底调查该项目是否符合欧盟《通用数据保护条例》(GDPR) 后，巴伐利亚州数据保护监管局 (BayLDA) 已命令 Worldcoin 实施符合该法规严格标准的数据删除流程。该命令于 12 月 19 日发布，规定该公司自裁决生效之日起一个月内必须遵守。

In response to the decision, Worldcoin highlighted its progress over the past 12 months, emphasizing that: “For this reason, the results of the BayLDA investigation are largely related to outdated operations and technologies, which were already replaced in 2024.”

针对这一决定，Worldcoin 强调了过去 12 个月的进展，并强调：“因此，BayLDA 的调查结果很大程度上与过时的操作和技术有关，而这些操作和技术已经在 2024 年被取代。”

For the project, the BayLDA decision illustrates the urgent need to establish a precise and consistent definition of anonymization in the European Union (EU) that is “capable of ensuring the protection of personal data in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Currently, the GDPR does not provide this clarity, and both the World Foundation and collaborator Tools for Humanity (TFH) believe it is essential that this issue be addressed quickly to ensure that laws and regulations protect the privacy of EU citizens while enabling technologies, including AI, trained with EU data to respect their culture and norms.”

对于该项目，BayLDA 的决定表明，迫切需要在欧盟 (EU) 中建立精确且一致的匿名定义，“能够确保人工智能 (AI) 时代的个人数据受到保护。目前，GDPR 并未明确规定这一点，世界基金会和合作者 Tools for Humanity (TFH) 都认为，必须迅速解决这个问题，以确保法律法规保护欧盟公民的隐私，同时支持技术，包括人工智能接受欧盟数据的训练，以尊重他们的文化和规范。”

It is worth remembering that Worldcoin announced, on June 29, 2023, the launch of registrations for its World ID in Germany, bringing its “Sign in with Worldcoin” tool to Okta's Auth0, an authentication platform.

值得记住的是，Worldcoin 于 2023 年 6 月 29 日宣布在德国启动其 World ID 注册，将其“使用 Worldcoin 登录”工具引入 Okta 的 Auth0（身份验证平台）。

The situation in Germany adds another chapter to the Worldcoin saga regarding data privacy. The project has already faced questions and even bans in other countries, raising serious doubts about its long-term viability, at least in its current form.

德国的情况为世界币关于数据隐私的传奇增添了又一​​章。该项目已经在其他国家面临质疑甚至禁令，引发人们对其长期可行性（至少目前形式）的长期可行性的严重怀疑。