WorldCoin的Orb Mini点燃了全球加密社区的另一波怀疑和讽刺浪潮

WorldCoin的最新发明《 Orb Mini》激发了全球加密货币社区（尤其是在社交媒体上）的另一波怀疑和讽刺浪潮。

WorldCoin's latest gadget, the Orb Mini, has been met with another wave of skepticism and satire by the crypto community, especially on social media.

加密社区，尤其是在社交媒体上，WorldCoin的最新小工具The Orb Mini遇到了另一波怀疑和讽刺浪潮。

Designed as a more compact version of the original Orb, the Orb Mini is a small iris scanner used to verify users and issue them a unique World ID, which is recorded on the blockchain. It was unveiled at the "At Last" event in San Francisco on April 30.

Orb Mini设计为原始Orb的更紧凑的版本，是一种用于验证用户并发布独特世界ID的小虹膜扫描仪，并在区块链上记录。它于4月30日在旧金山举行的“最后”活动中揭幕。

Announced with the tagline "It goes where you go", the Orb Mini is a portable iris scanner designed to verify users and issue them a unique World ID, which is recorded on the blockchain.

Orb Mini宣布了标语“ It It Goes You Go，您可以走到哪里”，是一种便携式IRIS扫描仪，旨在验证用户并向他们发行独特的世界ID，该ID记录在区块链上。

But while the crypto community might be used to new coins and tokens being launched, a small and portable iris scanner for scanning people on the go might be a technology too far, at least according to several crypto Twitter users.

但是，尽管加密货币社区可能会使用新的硬币和代币，但至少根据几位加密推特用户，扫描扫描人员的小型和便携式虹膜扫描仪可能太过分了。

Those who had the chance to attend the event in San Francisco on April 30 were quick to share their thoughts on the Orb Mini, with some comparing it to dystopian tech and others poking fun at its unclear use case.

那些有机会参加4月30日在旧金山举行的活动的人很快分享了他们对Orb Mini的想法，其中一些人将其与反乌托邦技术进行了比较，而其他人则在其不清楚的用例中嘲笑乐趣。

"The thing about humans is they can tell when a human is in a photo and they can experience the uncanny valley when something is slightly off – an uncomfortable feeling like when your date tries to scan your eyeball," wrote Alicia Katz, who works at Euler Finance.

在欧拉金融公司（Euler Finance）工作的艾丽西亚·卡兹（Alicia Katz）写道：“关于人类的事情是，他们可以分辨出照片何时在照片中，并且在某些东西有些偏离时可以体验到怪异的山谷 - 就像您约会试图扫描眼球时的一种不舒服的感觉。”

Another user joked: "Is this so you can register your friends? I feel like this is an appareil from a 1940s sci-fi movie."

另一个用户开玩笑说：“这是这样您可以注册您的朋友吗？我觉得这是1940年代科幻电影中的Appareil。”

WorldCoin's Struggles Beyond the Hype

WorldCoin的斗争超出了炒作

The backlash isn't just limited to online humor. Several users and industry voices are raising valid concerns about the Orb Mini's security, privacy implications, and ethical use. Some are skeptical that the device could be easily spoofed by AI-generated imagery or deep fakes, rendering its authentication capabilities useless.

反弹不仅限于在线幽默。几种用户和行业的声音正在引起对Orb Mini的安全性，隐私影响和道德使用的有效关注。有些人怀疑该设备很容易被AI生成的图像或深层假货欺骗，从而使其身份验证功能毫无用处。

One sarcastic commenter even proposed "a rectal probe" as a more secure and foolproof alternative to the Orb Mini, highlighting how drastically different their perspectives are on what constitutes a reliable and trustworthy technology for a global identity system.

一位讽刺的评论者甚至提出了“直肠探测器”作为Orb Mini的更安全和万无一失的替代方案，强调了他们的观点在全球身份系统中构成可靠和可信赖的技术的构成构成的构成多么巨大。

The CEO of Swan Bitcoin, Cory Klippsten, went as far as to label the Orb Mini a "creepy dystopia-shilling tool," suggesting that the entire Worldcoin project is more reflective of its creators’ insecurities and anxieties about the world.

天鹅比特币的首席执行官Cory Klippsten甚至将Orb Mini标记为“令人毛骨悚然的反乌托邦闪烁工具”，这表明整个WorldCoin项目更反映了其创作者对世界的不安全感和焦虑。

In a broader commentary, Klippsten opines that the project speaks more to the inventors' personal anxieties and insecurities than any pressing need in society at large.

克利普斯滕（Klippsten）在更广泛的评论中说，该项目比发明人的个人焦虑和不安全感要比整个社会上的任何紧迫需求。

"They're making an object smaller and lighter, but more importantly they're making an object more fabled and mythical in the minds of those who believe in it. It's an age-old story: take something small and light and make it large and heavy in the minds of men."

“他们正在使一个物体变得更小，更轻，但更重要的是，他们在相信它的人的心中使一个物体更具传说和神话。这是一个古老的故事：拿起小而轻巧的东西，使它在男人的心中变得大而沉重。”

In Africa, where Worldcoin has previously run into trouble with regulators, the rollout of yet another biometric device is likely to raise even more serious questions.

在非洲，WorldCoin以前曾在监管机构遇到麻烦的地方，另一个生物识别设备的推出可能会引起更严重的问题。

Kenya, for example, had to temporarily suspend Worldcoin's operations in 2023 after raising concerns over the startup's ability to comply with local data protection laws. The Communications Authority of Kenya, along with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), expressed worries about collecting such sensitive biometric data without sufficient legal frameworks in place to safeguard that data.

例如，肯尼亚在提出了遵守本地数据保护法的能力后，不得不在2023年暂时暂停WorldCoin的业务。肯尼亚的通信管理局以及数据保护专员办公室（ODPC）表示担心收集这种敏感的生物识别数据而没有足够的法律框架来保护该数据。

On May 5, 2025, the High Court of Kenya ruled that Worldcoin's activities in the country were illegal, noting that the startup's operations were in contravention of the Data Protection Act of 2019.

2025年5月5日，肯尼亚高等法院裁定，WorldCoin在该国的活动是非法的，并指出该初创公司的业务违反了2019年的《数据保护法》。

🇰🇪 REGULATION | Kenya High Court Declares @worldcoin Operations Ilegal, Orders Deletion of Biometric Data

🇰🇪法规|肯尼亚高等法院宣布@WorldCoin操作Ilegal，命令删除生物识别数据

Justice Aburili has ruled that @worldcoin's activities in Kenya are iglegal and ordered that the startup's data be deleted from its servers within 60 days.

阿布里利大法官裁定， @WorldCoin在肯尼亚的活动是Iglegal，并下令在60天内从服务器中删除初创公司的数据。

The judge said that Worldcoin’s operations infringe on Kenyans’ constitutional right to privacy.

法官说，世界币的行动侵犯了肯尼亚人的宪法隐私权。

BitcoinKE.io reported that the case began in 2023 shortly after the crypto startup was forced to halt its operations in the East African nation.

Bitcoinke.io报道说，此案始于2023年，加密货币初创公司被迫停止其在东非国家的运营。

The crypto startup was ordered to cease its operations in April 2023 by the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA). At the time, the regulator said that Worldcoin did not have the necessary licenses to carry out its activities in the country.

加密初创公司被肯尼亚（CA）的传播机构在2023年4月下令停止运营。当时，监管机构表示，世界币没有必要的许可证来在该国开展活动。

The crypto startup was also being investigated by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) over allegations that it was collecting personal data from Kenyans without their consent.

该加密初创公司还接受了数据保护专员办公室（ODPC）的调查，指控它未经同意从肯尼亚人那里收集个人数据。

The case was brought by two Kenyans, who argued that Worldcoin’s activities were a violation of their right to privacy. They also claimed that the startup had failed to obtain the necessary consent from Kenyans before collecting their biometric data.

此案是由两个肯尼亚人提起的，他们认为世界币的活动侵犯了他们的隐私权。他们还声称，在收集其生物识别数据之前，该初创公司未能从肯尼亚人获得必要的同意。

In his ruling, Justice Aburili said that he was satisfied that Worldcoin’s operations were in contravention of the Data Protection Act. The judge also said that the startup had failed to take the necessary steps

阿布里利法官在裁决中说，他对世界币的行动违反了《数据保护法》感到满意。法官还说，该初创公司未能采取必要的步骤