After receiving several complaints about security issues, the Spanish data protection regulator (AEPD) ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting personal information for at least three months.
According to Reuters, AEPD said this is a precautionary measure to prevent data processing and transfer to third parties while protecting people’s data rights. In response to the ban, on March 8, Worldcoin announced that it filed a lawsuit against AEPD and suspended the World ID verification service in Spain.
Worldcoin accused the regulator of circumventing European Union (EU) laws, spreading inaccurate and misleading information about the company’s technology. Jannick Preiwisch, an employee in the data protection department at Worldcoin, said the company had been trying to contact AEPD for cooperation for months but had not received a response
startup World ID In July 2023, Sam Altman introduced the Worldcoin (WLD) token, a digital currency that requires users to verify their identity. Word ID is considered a “digital passport” to prove that the user is a real person, not a bot artificial intelligence (AI). To be issued a World ID, users must register for a live iris scan using an Orb, a silver ball roughly the size of a bowling ball. After completing the registration process, users will receive 25 WLDs.
Sam Altman’s company confirms that biometric images are processed entirely on the Orb device and will be deleted unless the user requests to back up the data.
co-founder, However, Ethereum Vitalik Buterin points out that privacy, accessibility, centralization, and security are the main risks in building Proof-of-Personhood. ) of Worldcoin.
Since its launch, Worldcoin has always been surrounded by difficulties. In August 2023, the Kenyan government ordered Worldcoin to stop operations. But Worldcoin could return to Kenya as early as this year after successful negotiations with the country’s government, according to Insider.