This marks the first time a major world power has explicitly framed biometric-based digital identity systems as a national security threat rather than just a privacy concern. China's MSS warning represents an unprecedented sovereign resistance to global digital ID initiatives, creating a direct conflict between national security interests and worldwide digital identity implementation.
China Warns: Worldcoin's Iris Scans Threaten National Security
📰 What Happened
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) issued a warning on Wednesday via WeChat about foreign companies collecting biometric data through cryptocurrency rewards programs. While not explicitly named, the warning clearly targets Worldcoin's 'orb' devices that scan users' irises for digital IDs. The MSS emphasized that transferring biometric data to external entities threatens both personal privacy and national security. This follows Indonesia's May suspension of Worldcoin's operating permit.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The MSS's characterization of Worldcoin's iris scanning as a national security threat reveals a critical timeline marker in the development of global identification systems. The tension between national sovereignty (China) and borderless digital identity (Worldcoin) points to the prophesied struggle between national resistance and the eventual implementation of a unified marking system. The use of iris biometrics combined with cryptocurrency rewards specifically advances the technological framework needed for Revelation's mark system, while simultaneously triggering the predicted resistance that must precede final implementation.