World’s Iris-Scanning Tech Misunderstood, Data Never Leaves Orb, Advisor Says

World Foundation Advisor Liam Horne Spoke Wednesday at Consensus 2025.Updated May 15, 2025, 12:23 AM Publissed May 14, 2025, 8:48 pm

Sam Altman’s Blockchain Project World Has Sparked Controversy in the Past Due to Its Use of Iris-Scanning Technology to Create Digital Identities. But World Foundation Advisor Liam Horne Says That Controversy AROUND THAT Technology, Known As Orbs, is ofThen Misunderstood.

It’s “Actuly The Complete Opposite,” of What Critics Share Regarding World orman Owning That Data, Horne Sayid on Wednesday at A Panel at Concesus 2025.

The World Network Uses Orbs-Chrome, Bowling Ball-Shaped Devices —to Perform Iris Scans that Verify An individual’s unic WHEN A User Looks Into An Orb, The Device Maps Their iris and immedialate converters the biometric into a privacy-preserving address known as a world Id, that proves something that has a user. A Bot.

The Project Has Faced Scrutiny Across Multiple Jurisdices, with Regulators in Europe, Africa and Asia Raising Concerns About Data Privacy and Consent. But Horne Reiterated that System Is Designed to Be Privacy-PresernERning from the Gund Up.

Previosly, Orbs Were Only Available in Select Locations in South America, Asia, and Africa, But Earlier this MONTH The TEAM BEHINDER Cities Including Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco.

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