A notice issued by Brazil's national data protection authority, ANPD, says it is actively monitoring the activities of World (formerly Worldcoin) in Brazil. Given the risks of processing biometric data, the agency requested information on the tasks performed by the company and launched an investigation into the company's inner workings and the whereabouts of private biometric data. World started operations in Brazil last November and says more than 150,000 people have participated in the project.