Chilean Supreme Court Orders Worldcoin to Delete Minor's Iris Scan Data

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The Chilean Supreme Court ruled against Worldcoin for scanning a 17-year-old's iris without parental consent, violating her privacy and constitutional rights. The court ordered the deletion of her biometric data within 30 days. This decision highlights the legal challenges of using AI for biometric data collection without proper consent.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

Worldcoin’s iris-scanning system uses AI-driven biometric recognition. Its deployment without valid consent directly led to misuse of sensitive personal data and a violation of the minor’s fundamental rights. This represents realized harm stemming from the development and use of an AI system, fitting the definition of an AI Incident.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceRespect of human rightsAccountabilityTransparency & explainabilityDemocracy & human autonomy
Industries
Digital securityGovernment, security, and defence
Affected stakeholders
Children
Harm types
Human or fundamental rights
Severity
AI incident
Business function:
Citizen/customer service
AI system task:
Recognition/object detection

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Fallo histórico: Suprema defiende privacidad de niña tras escaneo no autorizado de su iris por Worldcoin

2025-01-10
El Ciudadano
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
Worldcoin’s iris-scanning system uses AI-driven biometric recognition. Its deployment without valid consent directly led to misuse of sensitive personal data and a violation of the minor’s fundamental rights. This represents realized harm stemming from the development and use of an AI system, fitting the definition of an AI Incident.
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Corte Suprema exige a Worldcoin eliminar registro de menor tras escaneo de iris sin autorización parental

2025-01-08
ADN Radio
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
While the underlying issue involves Worldcoin’s AI-powered iris-scanning system infringing on a minor’s privacy (an earlier AI Incident), this article’s primary focus is on the court’s remedial action and legal requirements—i.e. governance response and data-deletion measures. It does not introduce a new harm or hazard but reports on the legal resolution and remediation of a previously reported incident.
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Menor de 17 años vendió datos biométricos en stand de Worldcoin: Suprema ordenó eliminar registros del escaneo de iris

2025-01-10
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Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The incident involves the actual misuse of an AI system (iris-scanning biometric identification) that directly infringed on the minor’s privacy and data protection rights, constituting a realized harm. Although the court’s deletion order is a remedial measure, the core event is the unauthorized biometric data collection and storage by an AI system, qualifying as an AI incident.