China’s Security Agency Takes Aim at Worldcoin’s Data Collection Practices

China’s top security agency has raised red flags over a cryptocurrency project—strongly resembling Worldcoin—for its mass collection of iris data, warning of potential national security breaches.

The Ministry of State Security alleged in a WeChat post that the company has been gathering biometric information globally under the lure of free crypto, creating risks of data exploitation. While not naming Worldcoin directly, the description matches its controversial operations.

The warning adds to the project’s regulatory challenges, including Indonesia’s suspension of its activities earlier this year over privacy violations.