Spanish police arrested three British men in Costa del Sol for kidnapping a UK cryptocurrency broker and demanding €30,000 (approximately $ 31,000) for his release. The victim, a 34-year-old Hindi speaker, escaped by deceiving his captors into thinking he was calling a customer for a crypto wallet code, instead alerting a friend in London. …
Spain has denied Roger Ver’s final appeal against extradition, paving the way for his imminent transfer to the United States in a case widely viewed as a government crackdown on financial freedom. Spain Denies Roger Ver’s Appeal, Extradition Looms Roger Ver, a longtime advocate for cryptocurrency and individual liberty, faces allegations of tax evasion, with […]
Worldcoin, the biometric proof-of-personhood identification protocol, has agreed to temporarily stop its operations in Spain. According to statements from the Spanish privacy watchdog AEPD, the company committed to stop its data collection practices for a year or until Baviera’s privacy regulator finishes its investigation into Worldcoin’s inner workings. Worldcoin to Pause Biometric Data Collection Activities […]
Telegram, the messaging powerhouse, has been banned in Spain on a case investigating the hosting of unauthorized content owned by media companies in Spain. The Audiencia Nacional (National Court), one of the highest courts in Spain, has authorized this ban until Telegram cooperates by sending the required info to the court. Audiencia Nacional Bans Telegram […]
Worldcoin, the biometric iris scanning project, has introduced a complaint against the actions of the AEPD, the personal data protection agency in Spain. Tools For Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, argues that the agency circumvented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) established procedures when taking the ban actions against the project. Worldcoin to Fight Operations […]