Hong Kong’s Privacy Protection Agency Launches Investigation Into Worldcoin

• The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong has investigated Worldcoin.
• The PCPD entered six Worldcoin offices in Hong Kong on Wednesday following a court warrant.
• According to reports, the investigation aims to protect the public regarding personal data privacy.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong has investigated Worldcoin. According to local reports, the government agency entered six Worldcoin offices in Yau Ma Tei, Kwun Tong, Wan Chai, Cyberport, Central, and Causeway Bay today, January 31, to conduct investigations. 

After their visits, the agency declared that Worldcoin’s operation in Hong Kong posed significant personal data privacy risks. The commission believes collecting and processing sensitive personal data by the organization may violate the provisions of the Privacy Ordinance.

Following the declaration, the PCPD has proactively initiated an investigation into Worldcoin under established procedures. According to reports, the investigation aims to protect the public regarding personal data privacy. Hence, t…

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