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The São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit against Tools for Humanity (Worldcoin) and Amazon AWS for allegedly abusive collection of iris biometric data from over 400,000 vulnerable residents in exchange for cryptocurrency payments. The suit seeks a ban on such practices, deletion of collected data, and R$ 240 million in damages.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event clearly involves an AI system (biometric iris scanning and data processing) whose use has directly led to violations of fundamental rights, including privacy and informed consent, and exploitation of vulnerable populations. The collection of sensitive biometric data under misleading and coercive conditions constitutes harm to individuals and communities, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The involvement of Amazon AWS as a service provider does not negate the AI system's role in causing harm. The harms are realized, not merely potential, and include moral and legal violations, thus excluding classifications such as AI Hazard or Complementary Information.[AI generated]