Checked fact 219022 Oct 2026Safety and security
On 8 October 2025 the Philippines' National Privacy Commission ordered Tools for Humanity to stop processing personal data for World in the Philippines, finding that paying people for iris scans made their consent not freely given.
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NPC issues Cease and Desist Order against Tools For Humanity October 8, 2025 [...] The Order directs TFH to immediately stop all personal data processing activities related to the World App, Orb verification, and all associated systems and platforms in the Philippines [...] The NPC determined that offering monetary incentives to individuals in exchange for submitting to iris scanning constituted undue influence. This rendered the consent obtained not freely given
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NPC issues Cease and Desist Order against Tools For Humanity
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