Humans have a one-in-a-trillion chance of having a doppelgänger in the world—that is, someone who looks exactly like them down to their eyes, lips, and bone structure. But in an avatar-driven digital environment like the metaverse, another individual running around with your (digital) face is much more probable.

As reported by Everest Group in their “Taming the Hydra: Trust and Safety in the Metaverse” report, 55% of respondents in the US were concerned about the tracking and misuse of their personal data in the metaverse.

Read more in Fast Company.

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