It's all a bit confusing, but I think there are two separate parts to the process of joining and using Worldcoin. To join up they scan your iris and keep a record of the iris scans to stop you applying for multiple accounts. It's anonymous apart from the iris scan - they don't need your name or dob or anything like that.
The second part is once you have an account you can use it to prove you are the person with that account, and this is probably where the zero knowledge proofs come in. In this second stage your irises are irrelevant, they only come up when first applying.
The accounts are very much like crypto wallet public/private key accounts I think although they try to hide the details from you a bit in the app.
Thanks for the info. That's what i thought the process would be. Although i do consider worldcoin to be irrelevant, and eventually to fail at some point in the future.
The second part is once you have an account you can use it to prove you are the person with that account, and this is probably where the zero knowledge proofs come in. In this second stage your irises are irrelevant, they only come up when first applying.
The accounts are very much like crypto wallet public/private key accounts I think although they try to hide the details from you a bit in the app.