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Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Worldcoin / WorldID

May 4, 2025 · Indonesia

Komdigi suspended the electronic-system-operator registration of the Worldcoin and WorldID iris-biometric digital-identity services as a preventive measure after finding the operator unregistered as a PSE and operating under another entity's registration.

Key takeaway — how to prevent this

Biometric data (faces, iris, fingerprints) needs an explicit lawful basis or consent. Scraping or capturing it without one is unlawful across the EU/UK and many US states (e.g. Illinois BIPA) — and draws the largest fines.

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