Our coverage in 2023 saw general and all-round development. From privacy to communications, platform regulation, AI and other areas, there were many topics that were extensively researched by Medianama journalists to extract the stories that matter. As always, with our readers in mind, below is his second in a two-part series, an edited version of some of his key long pieces. Let's go. WorldCoin is a privacy nightmare. Here's everything you need to know about WorldCoin. The choice seems to be between privacy and proof of being human. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Sam Altman announced on July 24 that a unique system consisting of two parts: the World ID (a digital ID that users obtain by authenticating with a biometric device called an “orb”) and the digital currency WLD. The project “World Coin'' was launched. . The project's whitepaper describes the goal of securing “proof of identity” (PoP) in a world where the use of AI is increasing exponentially. WorldCoin co-founder Alex Blania described the first component as “privacy-preserving” in an interview with BloomBerg. But is this really the case? What will happen to the data belonging to the millions of users who have had their faces and iris scanned? Roaming the streets of the capital, collecting information from the internet, media reports and his WorldCoin kiosks proliferating in Delhi and his NCR region Let's take a look at Kamiya's story. [Read] Reply to Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s comments on data protection laws, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology of India…