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Worldcoin Hits Roadblock in Portugal: Forced to Pause Personal Data Collection for 90 Days

March 26, 2024
Portugal has slammed the brakes on the ambitious plans of Worldcoin, the iris biometric cryptocurrency project developed by Tools for Humanity. Facing regulatory headwinds, the company finds itself compelled to hit pause on its biometric data collection efforts within Portuguese borders for a mandated 90-day hiatus.  The National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) has taken decisive