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Brussels launched an age checking app. It took 2 minutes to hack it

5 hours ago
  • #Cybersecurity
  • #EU Policy
  • #Age Verification
  • The EU introduced a mobile app for online age verification, designed to help enforce bans on children's social media use.
  • Cybersecurity experts have identified significant privacy and security flaws in the app's code.
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the tool as "technically ready" and open source for public review.