Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) · 21 March 2024
Worldcoin Foundation
About: Consent, Special categories
FineNo fineOther Outcome
- Regulator
- Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy)
- Decided
- 21 March 2024
- Country
- Italy
- Sector
- Not given
- Regulator’s reference
- 9998877
- Fino case number
- 2024/IT/071
What happened
The DPA issued a warning against the Worldcoin Foundation, finding that its processing of biometric data probably lacked a legal basis under the GDPR and would likely fail to meet standards of consent, due in part to the promise of free tokens in exchange for consent.
Summary from GDPRhub (noyb), written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 4Definitions4(14)Read →
- Art. 7Conditions for consentRead →
- Art. 9Processing of special categories of personal data9(1) · 9(2)Read →
- Art. 58Powers58(2)(a)Read →
- Consent
- Special categories
Sources
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