Overview
- Thailand’s Economic and Social Development Board ordered the erasure of biometric data collected locally, including roughly 1.2 million iris scans.
- The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society said the iris-for-token model breached the Personal Data Protection Act.
- Worldcoin said it paused verification in Thailand and removed the country from its active Orb locations, asserting it has complied with local rules.
- The move followed an October raid at a Thai iris-scanning site tied to a probe of potential digital-asset law violations.
- Worldcoin’s WLD token fell to an intraday low near $0.617 after the announcement, as actions in countries such as Colombia add to regulatory and market pressure.