Worldcoin wants to boost its digital identification system with a new name and scanning device

Jane Anderson
Jane Anderson
Aplicación de World

worldcoin, The technology company that proposes a cryptocurrency financial network and a global digital identification system, has begun a new stage of its development with a new name and a new Orb, the device it uses to scan the human iris to create a digital identity.

The company has presented these and other innovations at an annual meeting held in San Francisco. In it, Alex Blania and Sam Altman, Co-Founders of Tools for Humanity, the firm that supports Worldcoin, announced the updates that will mark Worldcoin’s activity from now on, many of which are linked to the progress of the artificial intelligence.

From Worldcoin to World

The first notable change is related to the name of the company, which is now called World. As the company explains in an entry on its corporate blog, the previous naming did not correctly represent the mission of the project, which is none other than to encourage all people.

The goal of World is to create a network of verified people through an identification system and, thus, build a future in which humans are at the center of the development of artificial intelligence. In this way, World will include the company’s different lines of activity: identity or WorldID, cryptocurrencies or Worldcoin; and the blockchain or World Chain developer community.

The new World Orb

Another of the new features presented is the update of the device that the company uses to scan people’s irises and, from it, create a digital identification. As explained by the company, andThe new Orb It has enhanced capabilities that allow identity verifications to be carried out faster and more efficiently.

Among the significant hardware and software improvements, it stands out that the new version of the device has the Nvidia Jetson chipwhich allows greater performance. Additionally, it is built with a 30% less parts, and has improved infrared and visible light cameras, making it more adaptable to different environments as well as more efficient in low light conditions or in fraud detection and security situations.

It also has 5G connectivity and includes an external memory card. However, World reminds us that Orb does not store the images taken from the irises, but rather they are sent to the owners and then deleted from the system.

The new Orb facilitates, as the company points out, new ways of scanning the iris. Thus, World will continue to facilitate access to its system in prominent locations in selected cities around the world, but they will also be able to received at home -through an agreement with the delivery company Rappi in Latin America-; and there will be self-service orbs, That is, they do not require a professional operator.

Other updates

Additionally, World has presented a new app, with enhanced capabilities and integrations with third-party platforms. It has also optimized WorldIDits identity system, and has powered World ID Credentials, which allow users to store information from their NFC-enabled physical passports in the World App on their device.

World’s goal with all these new features is to boost the adoption of its digital identity and verification system, and enhance its presence worldwide. However, its proposal has run into privacy regulations in multiple markets, including Spain.

It is worth remembering that last March the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) launched a precautionary measure against the company for the cessation of the collection and processing of said personal data, and the blocking of those already collected. All this after receiving several complaints against the company, in which the lack of information, the collection of data from minors or the difficulties and even impossibility of withdrawing consent were reported.