Sam Altman的WorldCoin对其侵入性生物识别方法进行了审查

加密行业对争议并不陌生，但是很少有项目比Sam Altman的世界（以前称为WorldCoin）更加审查。

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.

加密货币行业中很少有项目引发的争议与山姆·阿尔特曼（Sam Altman）的世界一样多，以前称为世界币。承诺通过虹膜扫描并在全球范围内验证人类独特性，世界将自己定位为金融包容性的工具。

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，诸如Holyony基金会联合创始人Shady El Damaty之类的批评者认为，该项目的生物识别方法是侵入性的，过于集中的，并且与权力下放和数字隐私的精神矛盾。

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.

批评的核心是，当生物识别身份系统依靠专有硬件，封闭的身份验证方法和对数据管道的集中控制时，无法真正分散。

“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告诉Cointelegraph：“权力下放不仅是一种技术架构。这是一种优先考虑用户控制，隐私和自我主权的理念。世界的生物特征模型与这种精神固有的差异。”

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.

尽管使用了多方计算（MPC）和零知识（ZK）证明等工具，但世界企业级硬件（ORB）和集中式代码部署最终破坏了其声称对冠军的权力下放化。

“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.”

“这是通过设计来实现他们独特地识别单个人类的目标的目标。这种力量的集中风险创造了单个失败和控制，这破坏了权力下放的希望。”

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

当发表评论时，世界发言人反对这些主张。

“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.

他们说：“世界不使用集中的生物识别基础架构。这是一个带有开源代码的分散协议，任何人都可以贡献它。”他们补充说，世界应用程序是非企业的，这意味着用户仍控制其数字资产和世界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.”

该项目表示，一旦ORB生成了虹膜代码，“虹膜照片将作为端到端的加密数据捆绑发送到您的手机，并将立即从Orb中删除。”他们声称，虹膜代码是通过匿名多方计算处理的，因此“没有存储个人数据”。

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和数十亿的共同创始人Evin McMullen表示，世界的生物识别模型并不是“固有的不兼容”，而不是权力下放化，但在围绕数据集中化，信任假设和治理的实施方面面临一些挑战。

“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告诉Cointelegraph：“我们可以通过分散的身份方法来创建一个更健康，更有用的互联网，但前提是我们以隐私，同意和人类价值观的重点在最前沿进行建立。”

Sam Altman’s OpenAI and deep fakes

山姆·奥特曼（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还与Openai大规模刮擦“非同意用户数据”和世界的生物特征识别信息收集之间的相似之处。

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.

他认为，两者都反映了一种积极的数据获取的模式，以创新为创新，警告说，这种做法有可能侵蚀隐私并在进步旗帜下进行监视。

“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.”

“讽刺的是，很难错过Openai，通过刮擦大量未经同意的用户数据来训练其模型，而现在WorldCoin将相同的积极数据获取方法纳入了生物特征识别范围。”

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，在加利福尼亚州提起的集体诉讼指控Openai和Microsoft未经同意就从Internet上刮下3000亿个单词，包括来自数百万用户（例如儿童）的个人数据。

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.

该诉讼代表一类人在美国北部地区为加利福尼亚北区提起诉讼，这些人据称其数据被刮擦，声称这些公司有系统地收集并处理了来自各种来源的大量数据，包括书籍，文章，代码，电子邮件，信件，信件，信件和社交媒体帖子。

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.

投诉进一步声称，OpenAI和Microsoft的行动违反了联邦和州的隐私法，并以牺牲内容创建者和公共领域为代价的公司丰富了公司。

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.

据路透社报道，2024年晚些时候，包括加拿大媒体和CBC在内的加拿大媒体联盟起诉Openai据称未经授权使用其内容来培训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.

该诉讼向蒙特利尔联邦法院提起，声称Openai的行动构成了侵犯版权和不公平的竞争。媒体组织断言，尽管他们不授予许可，但他们的文章，照片和其他内容仍包含在用于培训Chatgpt的广阔数据集中。

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，世界拒绝这种比较，强调它是与Openai的独立实体。该公司表示，它既不出售也不存储个人数据，并且使用保存隐私的技术，例如多方计算和零知识证明。

“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.

该公司发言人说：“我们会注意到使用世界币的人们对我们所信任的信任，我们致力于在我们与我们的整个旅程中保持其隐私和自主权。”

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.

审查还扩展到了世界用户的入职。尽管该项目表示可以通过翻译指南，应用程序内学习模块，小册子和帮助中心确保知情同意，但批评家仍然持怀疑态度。

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