Worldcoin has a 'high probability of failure,' according to Slow Mist's founder.
Worldcoin has a “high probability of failure,” according to Slow Mist’s founder.
The recently launched Worldcoin human identity verification system elicited mixed reactions among people. While the project deems itself as a privacy-preserving digital identity, many prominent players in the community view the iris scanning process specialized Orb hardware device to be Orwellian. The crypto-focused project, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has witnessed significant security concerns being raised due to the potential for hackers to exploit it.Worldcoin is drawing a fresh wave of criticism from the founder of Slow Mist, who does not believe the project has much hope. The executive of the blockchain security expertthat if Worldcoin succeeds, it will be an “evil” creation but added that it has a “high probability of failure.
“What is an iris? It is the most stable and durable unique mark of your person , which is much more reliable than face and fingerprint verification. I have read the Worldcoin white paper, and the promises in it are really good, but we still need to be vigilant about a new category of things.”Backlash So Far
Former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden drew a striking analogy, comparing the protocol’s approach to treating the human body as a mere ticket punch. The privacy advocate urged his followers not to “catalog their balls.”— Edward Snowden
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