[World Ordered to Delete Over 1.2 Million Iris Scan Records Collected in Thailand] BlockBeats News, November 26, according to DL News, Thailand's data regulatory authority has ordered the iris scanning project World, spearheaded by Sam Altman, to delete over 1.2 million records collected in Thailand. Thailand's Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaichanok Chidchob, stated that the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) also ordered the company on Monday to suspend all its operations in Thailand. In Thailand, an expert panel tasked with investigating whether World violated the country's data protection laws concluded that collecting biometric data in exchange for cryptocurrency constitutes illegal activity. World has ceased its iris scanning operations in Thailand.