Since its launch, people around the world including in Kenya, Germany, Spain and France have been flocking to registration sites to get their eyes scanned by a shiny spherical "orb".
Holy shit lol this feels like the premise of a cyberpunk story
"The Kenyan government says it plans to register all citizens for a new digital ID program by the end of this year, and the new digital ID cards will be issued from at least February 2024."
Also, this had the potential of onboarding quite a few people to digital currency -- and that usage displaces mPesa usage. Safaricom is partially owned by the government, so a non-regulated alternative to m-Pesa not only reduces government control over payments (and visibility to KRA of payment flows), lower m-Pesa usage also lessens the government's revenues.
Since its launch, people around the world including in Kenya, Germany, Spain and France have been flocking to registration sites to get their eyes scanned by a shiny spherical "orb".
Holy shit lol this feels like the premise of a cyberpunk story
More like cyberbunk.
We live in a cyberpunk story
Yeah that stood out to me as well. I'm sensing some misinformation from Reuters on that one. Who is flocking to this exactly?
Sadly, that part of the story seems to be true.
This is Kenya --> https://twitter.com/noelynesumba/status/1686025971428696069
And I don't know where this is, but sad either way --> https://twitter.com/sama/status/1684297687708098565
That Sam Altman guy is the devil incarnate.
Wow that's insane, and depressing.
Yeah.
Maybe the reason is ChatGTP's success? Now people think that Sam Altman guy is some kind of genius instead of the monster he's proving himself to be.
My guess is that it's people who need the funds
Cracking down because it's competition to the government: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202308/kenya-targets-feb-2024-for-new-digital-id-rollout-sign-up-optional
Also, this had the potential of onboarding quite a few people to digital currency -- and that usage displaces mPesa usage. Safaricom is partially owned by the government, so a non-regulated alternative to m-Pesa not only reduces government control over payments (and visibility to KRA of payment flows), lower m-Pesa usage also lessens the government's revenues.
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Who didn’t SEE this coming?
How long until their database is hacked
I guess it didn’t pass the eye test.