Worldcoin Faces Growing Backlash in Europe Over Privacy and Child Safety Concerns

• Worldcoin hit with another temporary ban in Europe, this time in Portugal, citing risks to children's data and privacy rights.

• Ban comes right after Spain banned Worldcoin, leaving only Germany in Europe where it can still operate.

• Portuguese authority received dozens of complaints, estimates 300,000+ people scanned locally using Worldcoin's eyeball-scanning Orb devices.

• Critics cite issues like lack of user consent and control over biometric data stored on blockchain, inability to delete data.

• Worldcoin claims full compliance with regulations like GDPR, but multiple European authorities taking action over privacy and child protection concerns.