The regulator ordered that Worldcoin cease collecting data from users in the country for 90 days citing a high risk to citizens’ data protection rights.
The Portuguese data regulator — the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) — issued a statement with the decision to temporarily limit Worldcoin’s collection of biometric data through its Orb devices within the country.
According to the CNPD, the decision was made in an effort to protect the rights of its citizens, minors in particular. The measure will take effect immediately and until the conclusion of an investigation, which it initially opened on March 8.
Worldcoin operates through scanning individual’s irises via its Orbdevices, which it exchanges for a digital ID and its own cryptocurrency.
