Spain Bans Worldcoin Over Iris Scan Privacy Concerns, Company Claims Overreach
• Spain bans Worldcoin for up to 3 months over privacy concerns about iris scanning technology
• Worldcoin criticizes ban, says Spanish regulator is "circumventing EU law" and spreading "inaccurate claims"
• Spain cites complaints about insufficient information, collecting data from minors, not allowing withdrawal of consent
• Worldcoin has scanned irises of 4 million people in 120 countries to provide digital ID and free cryptocurrency
• Privacy advocates have criticized Worldcoin's data collection/storage in several countries including Germany and UK