152. Mr. Worldcoin and the Orb (ft. Richard Nieva)

Published: April 14, 2022, 10:57 p.m.

b"We\\u2019re joined by Richard Nieva, reporter at Buzzfeed, who, along with his colleague Aman Sethi, just published a massive investigation into Worldcoin, a company that aims to distribute crypto to people around the world in exchange for having their eyes scanned by an ominous biometrics device called the Orb. We discuss the long list of major issues with Worldcoin\\u2019s operations\\u2014including faulty technology, delayed payments, labor exploitation, colonialist extraction, and much more\\u2014as uncovered by Richard and Aman\\u2019s reporting.\\n\\nFollow Richard: https://twitter.com/richardjnieva\\nFollow Aman: https://twitter.com/Amannama \\n\\nArticles we discuss:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 \\u201cWhat Did You Do With Our Eyes\\u201d: This Startup Promised People Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs. Now People Feel They've Been Scammed | Richard Nieva, Aman Sethi https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richardnieva/worldcoin-crypto-eyeball-scanning-orb-problems \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users | Eileen Guo, Adi Renaldi https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoin-cryptocurrency-biometrics-web3/ \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Crypto Startup That Wants to Scan Everyone\\u2019s Eyeballs Is Having Some Trouble | Ellen Huet https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-16/worldcoin-the-eyeball-scanning-crypto-unicorn-hits-signup-snags \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nGrab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)"