Worldcoin Rebrands as World in Massive Push to Expand Iris Scanning to Prove Humanity

by Joel R. McConvey | Biometric Update

Worldcoin is now World, and it is absolutely determined to put its biometric-scanning Orbs everywhere: this is the key message from today’s big announcement from its parent company Tools for Humanity. Declaring “scale” to be the big theme, TFH CEO Alex Bania says the company is launching a new version of the Orb and an update to its World ID digital identity as part of a major push to scale the operation that will see production capacity triple.

The company believes “there aren’t enough Orbs.” Variously described as “a bit of a temple,” “incredibly beautiful” and “designed from the ground up with scale in mind,” the new Orb model can perform verifications three times faster, have 30 percent fewer parts and can be assembled at twice the speed. Moreover, it wants to achieve truly decentralized manufacturing, and is aiming for more transparency. The open source code can be audited, and a fully removable SD card contains operating instructions.

In terms of numbers, World is expanding into more countries and building “flagship locations” in cities such as Buenos Aires and Mexico City. The company calls these “premium verification experiences,” where people can enter a circular cell filled with Orbs and get a guided enrollment. Read Full Article >