Summary
- OpenAI’s Know Your Customer (KYC) provider Persona has been accused of sharing users’ virtual asset (cryptocurrency) addresses with a US federal agency.
- According to DL News, Persona is suspected of providing customer data collected through KYC procedures, along with some users’ virtual asset wallet addresses, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the US Department of the Treasury.
- The complaint stems from concerns over privacy protection and the scope of data use, and it was not confirmed whether Persona and OpenAI have issued official statements.
A provider of Know Your Customer (KYC) services for OpenAI has been accused of providing users’ virtual asset (cryptocurrency) addresses to a US federal agency.
According to crypto-focused outlet DL News on the 19th (local time), the company in question is Persona, which is alleged to have provided customer data, including crypto addresses, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the US Department of the Treasury.
DL News reported that Persona is suspected of having relayed user information collected through KYC procedures to FinCEN, including virtual asset wallet addresses of some users. The complaint stems from concerns over privacy protection and the scope of data use.
It was not confirmed whether Persona or OpenAI has issued an official statement.
JH Kim
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