Rarimo launches an alternative Worldcoin app for identity verification

What’s new? The Rarimo team has unveiled RariMe, an app that could be an alternative to the Worldcoin project from Tools for Humanity and Sam Altman. RariMe allows users to generate identity verification data using zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology without revealing their identity.

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What else is known? To use RariMe, users only need a smartphone and a passport photo, while Worldcoin requires a retina scan with an Orb device at one of its offices worldwide to generate a digital World ID. Worldcoin uses the Proof of Humanity hike to distinguish between humans and AI bots.

The use of ZK in doing so ensures that personal data is not exposed and shared during identity verification. Rarilabs director Kitty Horlick noted that previously decentralized applications (DApps) could grant access based on Proof of Humanity, but with RariMe, they can grant access based on proof of citizenship or age.

“Privacy is freedom, and it no longer exists in online spaces. RariMe seeks to change this It will allow users to go incognito, interacting in a truly anonymous fashion across Web 3.0,” said Rarilabs co-founder Lasha Antadze.

Earlier, Ethereum blockchain co-founder Vitalik Buterin drew attention to the project’s activities. In his Bankless podcast, he said that Kyiv-based Rarimo had developed the ZK-based Freedom Tool, which allows Russian citizens to confirm their citizenship and participate in online voting without revealing their identity.

The approach guarantees transparency and protection of results from unauthorized access. According to Buterin, this is one example of how ZK can provide privacy at the same time as reliability, creating an attack-resistant information environment.

This month, Worldcoin announced a partnership with infrastructure company Alchemy in preparation for the launch of World Chain’s Layer 2 (L2) network, aimed at improving the project’s efficiency. The partnership will provide developers with a wide range of tools to build applications. Alchemy had previously launched its own L2 networking platform.

Also, Kenyan authorities have completed an investigation into Worldcoin, the project aims to cooperate and reopen in the country. This month Worldcoin announced expansion in Ecuador and Argentina, earlier it stopped collecting data in Hong Kong, Spain, and Portugal by the decision of the authorities.