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Suo Motu Worldcoin Foundation Tools For Humanity Tools For Humanity Gmbh

Complaint upheld; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, 6 September 2023.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2023-0019
Case reference
ODPC Complaint No. 1394 of 2023
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
investigation
Date decided
6 September 2023
Respondent type
private
Sector
general
Violations
unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure, failure to respond to erasure request, obstruction of data commissioner, failure to conduct dpia, unlawful processing, failure to register with odpc, failure to implement security measures
Provisions cited
s.21 DPA 2019, s.22 DPA 2019, s.23 DPA 2019, s.25 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.31(5) DPA 2019, s.31 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.48 DPA 2019, s.49 DPA 2019, s.49(1) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019
Outcome
complaint upheld; enforcement notice issued
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Record verified
6 July 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Suo Motu Worldcoin Foundation Tools For Humanity Tools For Humanity Gmbh concerning unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, unlawful data disclosure. The determination considers s.21 DPA 2019, s.22 DPA 2019, s.23 DPA 2019, s.25 DPA 2019. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent.

CONSENT · DATA-SECURITY · DISCLOSURE · GENERAL · OBSTRUCTION · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 1394 of 2023, investigation of 6 September 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2023/suo-motu-worldcoin-foundation-tools-for-humanity-tools-for-h/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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