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Aug 2023
24m 33s

Worldcoin’s utopian aims, dystopian fear...

CBC
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A metallic orb scans your iris and turns it into a numeric code, providing a unique ID that confirms you as human. This is the process people in dozens of countries are undergoing for Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency project that’s handing out free tokens and even local currency in exchange for biometric verification. The project claims it can prove our p ... Show More
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