First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises
And it wasn’t the first time.With over 20 years of experience under his belt, Moore managed to bypass the app back in April, right after the Commission first launched it. "The next step will be proving who you are," he said. Websites will then ask users to scan a QR code via the app to prove they are old enough to access certain content.
- ▪And it wasn’t the first time.With over 20 years of experience under his belt, Moore managed to bypass the app back in April, right after the Commission first launched it.
- ▪"The next step will be proving who you are," he said.
- ▪Websites will then ask users to scan a QR code via the app to prove they are old enough to access certain content.
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VPN VPN Privacy & Security First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises Features By Chiara Castro Published 31 July 2026 The security expert who 'hacked' the app three times since April warns that “the next step will be proving who you are” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future + Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter When Paul Moore heard the European Commission President saying that the EU age verification app will “give children a…
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