Worldcoin suspends Spanish operations amid data protection investigation

The Spanish data regulatory agency announced that Worldcoin has agreed to cease its activities in Spain by the end of this year. On June 4th, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) stated that Tools for Humanity Corporation, the company behind the human identity and financial network Worldcoin, will not resume collecting and processing data until the end of 2024 or until the ongoing investigation is resolved. Currently, the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) in Germany is investigating the organization's handling of personal user data.