CNPD suspends Worldcoin's collection of biometric data in Portugal

&amp;NewLine;<p>The National Data Protection Commission &amp;lpar;CNPD&amp;rpar; in Portugal has taken a significant decision concerning the collection of biometric data by the Foundation <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;fr-fr&period;worldcoin&period;org&sol;">Worldcoin<&sol;a>This suspension is intended to protect the fundamental right to privacy of personal data, particularly when minors are involved;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">CNPD suspends Worldcoin's collection of biometric data in Portugal<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The measure was announced after the CNPD received numerous complaints in recent months&amp;comma; reporting the collection of biometric data from minors without the consent of parents or legal guardians&amp;comma; as well as shortcomings in the&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;information provided to data holders and in the possibility of deleting or revoking consent&amp;period; Faced with this situation&amp;comma; the CNPD has decided to take urgent action&amp;comma; ordering the temporary suspension of biometric data collection by the Worldcoin Foundation&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Paula Meira Lourenço&amp;comma; president of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cnpd&period;pt&sol;comunicacao-publica&sol;noticias&sol;comunicado-da-cnpd-sobre-worldcoin&sol;">CNPD<&sol;a>&amp;comma; stressed the&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;importance of this temporary measure to protect fundamental rights&amp;comma; in particular those of minors&amp;period; She pointed out that the collection of biometric data&amp;comma; considered special data by the RGPD&amp;comma; requires additional protection due to the risks associated with their processing&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;03&sol;wordlcoin&period;jpg" alt&equals;"worldcoin&comma; portugal" class&equals;"wp-image-11991"&sol;><&sol;figure>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The Worldcoin Foundation&amp;comma; in recent months&amp;comma; has been capturing&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;digital images of the&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;iris in several countries&amp;comma; offering crypto-currency compensation to participants&amp;period; This practice raises concerns about data confidentiality and security&amp;comma; particularly with regard to minors&amp;comma; who are considered more vulnerable and therefore deserve special protection&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>CNPD is conducting an ongoing survey on the subject&amp;comma; en <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;la-bce-maintient-les-taux&sol;" data-type&equals;"post" data-id&equals;"11881">analyst<&sol;a> This intervention aims to prevent serious or irreparable damage to the fundamental rights of individuals&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The suspension of the company's activities by the Spanish Data Protection Agency &amp;lpar;AEPD&amp;rpar; earlier this month also highlights the seriousness of the problem and the need for effective regulatory measures to protect data privacy&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>As the CNPD continues its investigation&amp;comma; we&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;expect further measures to be taken to ensure compliance with data protection laws and protect citizens&amp;period fundamental rights;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>This CNPD decision underlines the importance of rigorous regulations and ongoing monitoring of biometric data collection and processing practices&amp;comma; particularly with regard to protecting the rights of children and young people&amp;period; Data confidentiality is a fundamental right that must be protected in all circumstances&amp;comma; and the authorities are actively working to guarantee this in the context of the increasing digitization of society&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;