[mapcars]

Something I don't understand is how is that so bad? Even today one can buy passport data, social security numbers etc on black markets leaked by government employees in most countries. Once they start using more biometric data I'm sure it will be leaked as well.

If we assume that all this information is permanently available in a public blockchain, how does it change anything for society really? I can think of security checks becoming better, what are the negative possibilities?

[creata]

Justifying what Worldcoin is doing by comparing them to black market leaks isn't helping their case.

[mapcars]

I'm not justifying Worldcoin and I don't know all the details about what they are doing.

My realistic assumption is that all this data will become public one way or another, so I'm trying to understand how we can make sure it can't be abused.

[ethbr1]

Why would anyone want anything to do with Sam Altman to have control of it though?

At least if it's open, access is equal.