TFH explains it is not gathering personal data

Tools for Humanity (TFH), a contributor to the World project, has clarified its human verification technology does not collect people’s personal data.

- SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK

The clarification was released after the Department of Provincial Administration issued a nationwide alert to local officials to monitor iris-scanning activities taking place in shopping malls throughout Thailand.

TFH, a technology company registered in San Francisco, California and Munich, Germany, is building World ID — a digital proof-of-human service for the artificial intelligence (Al) age.

‘TFH was co-founded by Alex Blania, the company’s chief executive, and Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAl, an AI company registered in the US state of Delaware.

“Tn an era in which AI can generate content and deepfakes indistinguishable from humans, this leads to problems like bot attacks, phishing, and a loss of online trust,” said Pakapol Thangtongchin, country manager of TEH (Thailand).

“World project's mission is not to create an identity protocol. We are a ‘proof-of-human protocol” We don’t need to know who you are — only that you are a unique human. Not only do World and Tools for Humanity not know who you are, you do not reveal who you are with this advanced privacy technology.”