QCOSTARICA — Can you imagine buying concert tickets or purchasing products on a website with just a scan of your iris? This reality is now possible for Costa Ricans through World ID, an identity verification service that will be available in six locations in the country starting this week.
World Network, in collaboration with Tools for Humanity (TFH), has launched its World ID services in Costa Rica, a digital proof of humanity that allows Costa Ricans to prove they are real humans online without revealing their identity.
Now, those over 18 years of age can obtain their World ID at six locations in San José, using the Orb, a high-tech device that ensures the uniqueness of each user by scanning their iris, without storing biometric data.
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According to a study conducted by Ipsos with 500 people, 85% of the respondents in the country are concerned about the possibility that AI models will further accentuate the difficulty in distinguishing between human and artificial activity on the Internet.
“World ID is creating the tools humanity needs to prepare for the AI era, designing the largest digital and financial identity network that preserves privacy and provides digital inclusion for all humans, including the more than 4 billion people who currently lack digital identity and have limited access to global economies. World ID doesn’t pretend to know who you are; it simply recognizes you as a unique human, a distinction that is increasingly important as AI advances,” explains Miguel Rocha, Regional Manager for Central America at Tools for Humanity (TFH).
Innovative integration in the Costa Rican market. Yuplón, the popular discount site, has become the first Costa Rican platform to integrate with World Network. This will allow Yuplón to ensure that each offer reaches a unique and real user, eliminating fraud and improving the personalized shopping experience.
How World ID works
To obtain a World ID, users must visit an authorized center with an Orb, which converts high-resolution images of the iris into a unique code. This allows verification without the need to share personal information.
In Costa Rica, there are four Orb locations: La Sabana, Plaza Rohrmoser, Bambú Eco Urbano, and City Mall Alajuela. Find your nearest Orb and fully verify your World ID here.
Steps to create a World ID user:
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- Users download the World App (World ID). With this app, users receive access to a wide range of web3 tools and Mini Apps, which are the gateway to World. The World ID is a digital proof of humanity for the internet that allows you to anonymously and securely verify that you are a real and unique human on the internet (and not a bot).
- They then make an appointment at one of the World Network locations and complete the proof of humanity process using the Orb (a custom, state-of-the-art, high-resolution camera that privately and securely verifies a person’s humanity and uniqueness through images of their face and eyes, without knowing who they are).
- Finally, they can access online services that require proof of humanity and can claim Worldcoins (a digital token that powers and distributes ownership of the network to each human. It is a digital asset that can operate according to rules created by the World Network community, meaning its features are adaptable to the use cases of different people or organizations).
How will proof of humanity services be carried out in Costa Rica?
Individuals must visit a physical location with an Orb. The Orb uses high-resolution images of people’s faces and eyes, immediately converting them into a unique numerical code based on the texture of the iris, called an “iris code.” This method offers the most secure and reliable way to verify a person as a unique human without asking for personal data such as name, age, address, or identification numbers. The original images of the face and eyes are encrypted, sent to the user’s phone, and immediately deleted from the Orb.
In addition, this device, verifying humanity online while protecting individual privacy and giving people control over their information is the cornerstone of the project. World Network does not store biometric data, and unlike other technology initiatives, it has never, and will never, monetize user data.
Unique shopping experiences: World integration in Costa Rica. Following the recent launch of Mini Apps, a platform that allows third-party applications to run directly within the World App, enabling its first integration in Costa Rica with Yuplón, the popular discount site.
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A future of trust and economic accessibility
World Network plans to expand its impact by promoting financial inclusion through its Worldcoin (WLD) token and the World App, a platform that connects users with third-party applications and services in a secure manner. This global network, designed by Sam Altman, Alex Blania and Max Novendstern, seeks to be the largest public digital identity infrastructure.
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