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Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by 93po »

tamimio wrote: post #241
93po wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’re misrepresenting what it’s collecting and you’re part of the problem in this discussion. Worldcoin isn’t storing anything that could be used by any other entity. It doesn’t store biometrics and there isn’t a way to use the store information to know what the iris looked like that generated it.

>It doesn’t store biometrics and there isn’t a way to use the store information to know what the iris looked like that generated it You don’t know this for a fact, is it an audited open source project and the security/privacy vouched by some known people in the field? No. It’s just marketing crap

They are in fact discussing third party audits and the project will be open source

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by 93po »

danbruc wrote: post #189
93po wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’re misrepresenting what it’s collecting and you’re part of the problem in this discussion. Worldcoin isn’t storing anything that could be used by any other entity. It doesn’t store biometrics and there isn’t a way to use the store information to know what the iris looked like that generated it.

How do you know? Because they said so?

Go look at the data stored on the chain yourself

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by 93po »

OnlineGladiator wrote: post #208
93po wrote: post #156

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This is a really tired take. Please provide some substance as to why you think this is a bad project instead of just shitting in it without justification

Assuming new cryptocurrencies aren't scams is a really tired take. Please provide some substance as to why you think this is a good project instead of just defending it without justification.

I agree with the official website on the benefits and won't take the time to restate the same info here

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by 93po »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #222
93po wrote: post #151

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You’re misunderstanding how worldcoin works just like basically everyone who tries to criticize it. There’s no way to tie World IDs together between platforms. A unique ID is generated per platform from your wallet.

If they're all derived from a single source then isn't it possible it could be reversed? Or at least a relationship deduced? Given enough per-platform IDs

Not with known computing methods

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by 93po »

tourmalinetaco wrote: post #242
93po wrote: post #187

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This doesn’t seem like a good faith argument

And you seem rather biased to the opposite, so it all evens out.

Having an informed opinion isn't bias in the negative connotation implied

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by paulryanrogers »

93po wrote: post #354
paulryanrogers wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If they're all derived from a single source then isn't it possible it could be reversed? Or at least a relationship deduced? Given enough per-platform IDs

Not with known computing methods

Couldn't they apply the same controls Safari uses to all WebViews embedded in other apps? Or at least make that an option?

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by maxwell »

HellDunkel wrote: post #273
maxwell wrote: post #53

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He's just "hack[ing] something to [his] advantage." And pg was his enthusiastic Palpatine. Egging on and fawning over sama was already uncomfortable back in 2010. http://paulgraham.com/founders.html

Luckily, YC is experiencing a cultural shift. The likes of PG and Marc Andrewessen, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel were not frowned upon in 2010, not to mention Elon Musk or Zuckerberg.

First, many of them sung a different tune when they were challenging power before becoming established power.

Second, they weren't subject to much public scrutiny as they weren't yet household names until maybe the mid '10s when tech companies took over the market.

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by paulryanrogers »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #356
93po wrote: post #354

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not with known computing methods

Couldn't they apply the same controls Safari uses to all WebViews embedded in other apps? Or at least make that an option?

Sorry, wrong thread. Too late to delete

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by OnlineGladiator »

93po wrote: post #353
OnlineGladiator wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Assuming new cryptocurrencies aren't scams is a really tired take. Please provide some substance as to why you think this is a good project instead of just defending it without justification.

I agree with the official website on the benefits and won't take the time to restate the same info here

I don't see any substance in that argument at all - just PR bullshit. There are even contradictions within their own talking points which many other comments have pointed out.

Anyway, you're welcome to your beliefs - but it's fucking obnoxious to take a stance like that and just deflect when someone asks you to defend it.

Re: Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse

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Post by wahnfrieden »

arcticbull wrote: post #12
simonsarris wrote: post #8

I think you should instead just read what Worldcoin wrote. It's quite short, and I think easy to consider false. https://worldcoin.org/cofounder-letter There are a few words about economic opportunity but little explanation, so you can discount that part. They don't seem to believe it beyond UBI distribution, which has the same problems as any distribution today[1] Their main sell: > scale a reliable solution for dis…

> They don't seem to believe it beyond UBI distribution, which has the same problems as distribution today Especially since UBI distribution aren't built in any meaningful way on this blockchain. They have some vague notion of one day wanting to use it to provide UBI, but they don't have any idea of what that actually looks like, or when, etc. They are vaguely gesturing towards the concept of UBI.

It’s the same as any shitcoin roadmap with vague exciting prospects that will be figured out later on but meanwhile promoted as coming soon
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