Spain orders Worldcoin to halt biometric data collection over privacy concerns

Spain's data protection authority ordered Worldcoin to temporarily stop collecting and processing personal data in the country over privacy concerns. It must also stop processing any data previously collected.

The order uses "urgency procedure" powers in the EU's GDPR to order the 3-month max data processing cessation.

The authority received complaints about issues like insufficient info provided to users, collecting data from minors, and not allowing consent withdrawal.

Controversy has surrounded Worldcoin's effort to sign people up to a biometric system using iris scans and crypto tokens.

The action suggests differences of opinion among European data protection authorities over the best course of action regarding Worldcoin.