But Tools for Humanity, the startup behind Worldcoin, seems to think thats a good sign.
In fact, theyre getting swamped with so many people the orbs cant be produced fast enough.
Despite having some very high-profile investors, that part isnt clear, at least officially.
A man has his iris scanned with an orb, a biometric data scanning device, in exchange for the Worldcoin cryptocurrency in Buenos Aires on March 22, 2024.Photo: Juan Mabromata / AFP (Getty Images)
But Worldcoin is more than happy to push its orb scanner into other parts of the world.
Tools for Humanity is obviously aware of how dystopian the entire concept sounds.
And the company insists it takes privacy very seriously.
Screenshot: Worldcoin
To prioritize privacy, all of the liveness verification occurs on the unit itself.
It all felt too low-key to be truly dystopian.
Because, as we all know, low-key endeavors are never sketchy.
And creating your own currency out of thin air doesntraise any red flagshistorically.
The price has since pulled back and sits at about $5 today.
Tools for Humanity didnt respond to questions emailed Wednesday about the orb shortage.
Well update this post if we hear back.
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