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What happens if the biometric database is hacked? Could authoritarian regimes leverage the technology for mass surveillance or social exclusion? Would users be coerced into revealing their identities or stripped of access based on their biometric data? The technology’s potential for both utopia and dystopia hinges on who controls it and how diligently safeguards are applied.
The Future of Worldcoin and Its Role in Digital Society
Looking ahead, Worldcoin has positioned itself as an essential infrastructure component for verifying humanness online—becoming a standard for distinguishing real people from AI entities. Their partnerships with web platforms and efforts to embed verification into everyday digital interactions suggest a future where proof of personhood is ubiquitous.