Spain Orders Worldcoin to Halt Biometric Data Collection Over Privacy Concerns

Spain tells Worldcoin to immediately stop collecting personal data via eyeball scans and using data already gathered
Spain's data protection regulator says it took "precautionary measure" against Worldcoin earlier this week
Regulator raises concerns about Worldcoin collecting data on minors and lack of compliance with biometric data laws
This comes amid growing scrutiny of Worldcoin co-founded by Sam Altman in other countries
Altman recently said Worldcoin could exist without its own cryptocurrency amid setbacks to crypto token rollout