Sam Altman’s privacy-focused crypto project Worldcoin (WLD) is taking legal action against the government of Spain after it was banned in the European country.
Earlier this week, Spain’s Data Collection Agency (AEPD) ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting information after receiving numerous complaints that its data collection process was infringing on users.
Additionally, the AEPD said the protocol must delete any data it has already collected through its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered eye scanning peripherals.
However, in a recent blog post, Worldcoin says it will take legal action against Spain for complying with all laws.
“Worldcoin operates legally in all locations where it is available and under the close supervision of the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (BayLDA) – the supervisory body responsible for overseeing compliance with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) throughout the EU (European Union ).
In accordance with EU regulations regarding GDPR enforcement, Worldcoin contributors have been regularly responding to BayLDA requests for months while legally operating in Spain and select other countries in Europe. This involvement continues to this day…
This circumvention of the accepted EU process and rules is why project officer Tools for Humanity announced that a lawsuit had been filed against the AEPD order.”
As stated by Jannick Preiwisch, Data Protection Officer at the Worldcoin Foundation,
“It is unfortunate that the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD)’s actions today are circumventing established procedures under the GDPR, which are limited to Spain and not to the wider EU.
It is also unfortunate that they are spreading inaccurate and misleading claims about our technology around the world, after our efforts to provide them with an accurate picture of Worldcoin and World ID went unanswered for months.”
Worldcoin is trading at $7.46 at the time of writing, a gain of 5.6% over the last 24 hours.
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