Kenya: Court Orders Worldcoin to Delete Kenyans' Biometric Data

Kenya: Court Orders Worldcoin to Delete Kenyans' Biometric Data

Nairobi -- The High Court has ordered Worldcoin Foundation to permanently delete biometric data collected from Kenyans, citing violations of the country's data protection laws.

Policy Hackathon on Promoting Safe and Inclusive Digital Spaces in Kenya

KICTANet is inviting applications from grassroots Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) based in Kenya to take part in a Policy Hackathon on Promoting Safe and Inclusive Digital Spaces in Kenya. This Policy Hackathon, is part of our KenSafeSpace Project, which aims to strengthen the voice, capacity and influence of Kenyan human rights organisations to promote and safeguard democratic, safe, and inclusive dig…

Worldcoin: Standing up for data protection in Kenya

In May 2025, a Nairobi courtroom became ground zero in a global battle over digital power.  Kenya’s High Court declared Worldcoin’s biometric operations illegal—a landmark ruling that may redefine how tech companies engage with the Global South.   Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, launched in Kenya in 2023 with a seductive offer: Scan your […]

Global Scrutiny Hits Worldcoin: Indonesia Suspends, Kenya Orders Data Deletion

Worldcoin faces mounting global backlash as Indonesia halts its digital ID rollout and Kenya orders the deletion of collected biometric data.

Kenya Orders Worldcoin to Delete Biometric Data Amid Rising Privacy Concerns - Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business

The Kenyan High Court has taken a firm stand on digital privacy by ruling against Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency initiative co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Alex Blanca. The court ordered the company to cease all biometric data collection and processing in Kenya and to permanently delete all previously gathered biometric data within seven days, unless it conducts a proper Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). The ruling, delivered on May…

Member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the PAN Faction, Farah Puteri Nahlia, strongly warned against the widespread practice of iris biometric scanning by the public in the Worldcoin/World ID project.