Worldcoin suspends operations in Spain due to data protection investigation

ChainCatcher news, the Spanish data regulator announced that Worldcoin has legally agreed not to resume its activities in Spain before the end of this year. On June 4, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) stated that Tools for Humanity Corporation, the company behind the human identity and financial network Worldcoin, will not resume the collection and processing of data until the end of 2024 or until the ongoing investigation is resolved.

Currently, the Bavarian data protection authority Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA) in Germany is investigating the organization's handling of personal user data.