China Warns Worldcoin-Style Iris Scanning a National Security Threat

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China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) is warning of a national security threat posed by the misuse of biometric data, singling out foreign companies that incentivize iris scans with cryptocurrency, in what appears to be a thinly veiled reference to Worldcoin via a post on its official WeChat account. In a post, the MSS described a case in which a foreign firm offered crypto token rewards to scan users' irises around the world. The company later transferred the biometric data abroad, raising c...