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As far as I understand the original source (https://www.aepd.es/prensa-y-comunicacion/notas-de-prensa/la...), Worldcoin has:

- Not provided enough information about how the data is stored/used

- Collected data from minors

- Not offered individuals to withdraw their consent

So the data protection agency of Spain is temporary halting any data processing/transfers, in order to protect people from the unlawful collection.

Is this the first time "Urgency procedure"/Article 66 (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-66-gdpr/) of the GDPR is being used in the wild?



It’ll also be interesting to see how these privacy regulations interact with “Proof of Humanity” (POH) schemes in the long run. For example, if POH becomes a fundamental security precaution to do financial transactions [1] would you be opting out of most of the modern economy?

Edit: If my memory is correct, Worldcoin claims to have a “key” that was generated using your retina, but the key is not associated with your identity. You can then present the key to a third party who can verify with Worldcoin that you are human, but not a specific person.

[1] Imagine a bot that could impersonate you and drain your bank account, for example.




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