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Brazil's action against iris-scanning project raises issues of pay, consent

By Henrique Santiago ( February 24, 2025, 18:26 GMT | Comment) -- The Brazilian data protection authority has taken a stand on digital consent and compensation issues with its suspension of financial rewards offered by a company to people who allow their irises to be scanned. Tools for Humanity — based in San Francisco, California and Munich, Germany — aims to create digital identities that could replace physical documents. The Brazil data protection authority has expressed concern that the company is offering the rewards without obtaining proper informed consent.The Brazilian data protection authority has taken a stand on digital consent and compensation issues with its suspension of financial rewards offered by a company to people who allow their irises to be scanned....

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