France's privacy watchdog CNIL said on Friday it is aware of ChatGPT-founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project and that the legality of its biometric data collection 'seems questionable'.
CNIL, the French watchdog, said in response to a Reuters question on Worldcoin "The legality of this collection seems questionable, as do the conditions for storing biometric data."
The CNIL's email response to Reuters said it had initiated investigations, which revealed that the Bavarian state authority in Germany has jurisdiction. The Bavarian authority has since been conducting the investigation, with support from the CNIL, the watchdog added.Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft; Editing by Amanda Cooper and Jane MerrimanReports on the intersection of finance and technology, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs, virtual worlds and the money driving "Web3".
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