Sao Paulo’s consumer prosecutor has filed a lawsuit against Tools for Humanity, the company behind World, and its hosting provider Amazon AWS over alleged abuse tied to biometric data collection in the city. The case says more than 400,000 people took part in World’s promotional campaign in Sao Paulo and asks the court to preserve all data and metadata linked to the collection effort. Prosecutors also want any payments or benefits connected to biometric data collection suspended until the review is completed. The lawsuit seeks 240 million reais, or about $47 million, in compensation for individual consumer harm. Prosecutors said World kept distributing crypto rewards through in-app transactions even after Brazil’s national data protection authority ordered a halt in February 2025. A report from the Iris parliamentary inquiry committee said the campaign was concentrated in outlying and high-traffic areas to draw in people facing socioeconomic hardship in exchange for biometric data.
Odaily reported that Sao Paulo’s consumer prosecutor on Monday filed a lawsuit against Tools for Humanity, the company behind World, and its hosting provider Amazon AWS, alleging abusive conduct in the collection of consumers’ biometric data in Sao Paulo.
The lawsuit estimates that more than 400,000 people took part in World’s campaign in the city. Prosecutors asked for the preservation of all data and metadata tied to the collection process and for any payments or benefits related to biometric data collection to be suspended until an assessment is completed.
The filing also seeks a ruling that the activities were abusive and asks for 240 million reais, about $47 million, to compensate consumers for individual harm.
Prosecutors said World continued to distribute crypto rewards through in-app transactions after Brazil’s national data protection authority ordered a halt in February 2025.
A report by the Iris parliamentary inquiry committee said World concentrated its campaign in outlying and high-traffic areas to attract people facing socioeconomic problems to submit biometric data in exchange for crypto rewards.
Prosecutors also said consumers were not informed about the project’s economic purpose or the risks involved in having data processed and stored through AWS servers.
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