Portugal bans Worldcoin for 90 days for jeopardising citizen privacy

Portugal’s data regulator ordered iris-scanning project Worldcoin to halt the collection of biometric data for 90 days due to concerns over citizens’ data protection rights.

Worldcoin, a project that combines cryptocurrency and iris scan technology to create a global digital identity system, encourages people to have their faces scanned by its “orb” devices in exchange for a digital ID and free cryptocurrency. 

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