Kenya has become the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin, the new cryptocurrency project launched by OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman. 

Worldcoin is based on the creation of a World ID, which the company describes as a “digital passport” to prove that its holder is a real human. To get a World ID, a customer signs up for an in-person eye scan using Worldcoin's “orb”, which is intended to check that the user is not a bot. 

This technology has raised privacy concerns among several public administrations, but Kenya has been the first country to take action on the matter.  

Kithure Kindiki, the Kenyan interior minister, said the government was troubled by the company’s collection of private data. Kenya has therefore decided to suspend the company's activities until it can be investigated by financial, security and data protection services. 

“The Government is concerned by the ongoing activities of an organization calling itself ‘WORLD COIN’ which is involved...