Indonesian government may ask Worldcoin to delete 500,000 retinal data

PANews reported on May 10 that according to Techinasia, the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Digital (Komdigi) may delete 500,000 retinal data records collected by the World platform. The move stems from concerns about potential data breaches. Komdigi is investigating whether there are risks in storing retinal data. If evidence of such risks is found, these data may be permanently deleted.

World is a platform that provides authentication, which is under censorship for providing IDR 800,000 (USD 48.34) to users who scan the retina. After Komdigi's operating license was revoked, the platform stopped all scanning activities in Indonesia. World clarified that its cryptocurrency Worldcoin is not used for compensation; these tokens are optional incentives.