Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has issued an order for Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company responsible for the biometric component of the World ID project, to stop offering cryptocurrencies or financial incentives in exchange for collecting biometric data from Brazilian citizens.
Effective January 25, the ANPD's enforcement division has ordered TFH to cease its services to Brazilian users as a result of an investigation launched in November following the implementation of the World ID project in Brazil.
The ANPD investigation found that offering cryptocurrencies as compensation could compromise the validity of user consent for the collection of sensitive biometric data.
Under Brazilian law, consent for the processing of sensitive personal data must be free, informed and unambiguous, specifically for specific purposes.