Hundreds of Piurans form long lines to scan the iris of their eyes in exchange for cryptocurrencies, equivalent to approximately 210 soles. This work is carried out in Piura and Sullana by the company worldcoinwhich aims to create the largest private financial and identity network, although in other countries it has been vetoed due to security risks.
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From very early on, men and women, mostly young, arrive at a place located on Sullana Avenue, in the city of Piura, and at 640 San Martín Street, in the Sullana fence, where the irises of their eyes are scanned with a special reader.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
According to a representative of the company, the interested party first downloads the Word App on their cell phone in the Play Store or App Store application where they enter their data.
Subsequently, the registered person goes to the premises with the application, where the iris of their eyes is scanned using special equipment, to determine if they are human.
After the verification of the iris, each person receives a bonus in cryptocurrencies that consists of 25 Worldcoin tokens which, depending on the exchange rate in money, is currently equivalent to between 200 and 210 soles and can be transferred to each person to the Yape, Plin applications or another modality. to each registered person.
In order to participate, interested parties must be over 18 years of age, bring their ID and a cell phone with the application installed at any of the locations.
THEY DO IT OUT OF NECESSITY
Given this, various people who were queuing to enter the premises and have the irises of their eyes scanned in exchange for cryptocurrencies equivalent to almost S/ 210, told Correo newspaper that they do this out of economic necessity, since the recession has affected.
“I found out online. You download (the app), you sign up and come here (to have the iris of your eyes scanned) and then you change the money,” said Juan, who was standing in line on San Martín Street in Sullana and added that he does it out of necessity.
“I do it out of necessity, for (the money) they give. “The majority here do it for that reason…” he indicated. While the Venezuelan Leonardo, 22 years old, said that the same thing was done to him at the premises. “I have done this and I have come, because I need (money)” he emphasized to this newspaper.
In this regard, experts warn of the possibility of a future data breach.
“In the future, with this technology, cybercriminals will be able to reuse this information. Since it will be unique information about people, it will probably be possible that, with just the irises, we can make a banking transaction, access our house, open doors or even perform a Yape. Then, impersonation could occur and allow people to impersonate you.”said the systems engineer, specialized in artificial intelligence at Cibertec, Lennin Cenas.
