First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy…
When Paul Moore heard the European Commission President saying that the EU age verification app will “give children a safer start online,” he was unconvinced.
"Bypassing the latest EU age verification app (2026.07-1) with a Chrome extension," he later posted on X. 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. Combined, his experiences have led him to a straightforward conclusion: "anonymous age verification doesn't work."
While the process he used to bypass the verification system doesn’t undermine people’s privacy, Moore believes the long-term impact of its ineffectiveness will.
"All it is an escalation path being drip-fed, bit by bit under the guise of child safety," Moore told TechRadar. It won’t just be about proving your age. "The next step will be proving who you are," he...
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