EU Age Verification App Under Fire: Experts Slam Surveillance Overreach, Dismissing 'Responsible Disclosure' Tactics

Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... do NOT help improve it. Don't publish findings. Don't responsibly disclose insecurities. Don't facilitate them making it bulletproof. If personal data is directly at risk, by all means, slam their asses into the ground. GDPR them into oblivion. But on its core functionality this needs to be, to become, and to stay, the most insecure, the most easily circumventable piece of shit code on the planet.

Embarrassing times for the European Commission after security researchers found flaws within minutes of using its age verification app. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/ (ICYMI: I have a blog post on why age verification laws are a bad idea to begin with: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/papers-please-age-verification-laws-threaten-everyones-online-security-and-privacy/)

# Think of the children! EU age verification APP cracked in 120 secs The hack was so easy it looks like the app was designed to be so weak https://cybernews.com/security/eu-age-verification-app-hack/ #InfoSec #EU #Age #Verification #hack #crack #programming #buffer #overflow #programming #Android

EU unveils an age‑verification app to protect children online: users can prove age via passport/ID allegedly without revealing identity, using open‑source anonymous tech to help enforce the Digital Services Act. Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-chief-urges-bloc-wide-push-on-age-verification-app-to-protect-children-online/a-76788202 🔒👶📱 #DigitalSafety #EU #Privacy #Security #Masssurveillance

It is ironic that the European Commission has introduced a verification method by which its citizens must have their smartphones with them all the time. theprivacydad.com/a-first-look-at-the-eu-age-verification-app/ #eu #ageverification #mobilephones #privacy @vonderleyen @EUCommission

You think youll be safe from #ageverification now you that are in the #EU? WRONG BITCH WELCOME TO FUCKING #HELL. #News #Europe #EuropeanUnion https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

European Commission rolls out age verification Anonymous + ID-based Security vs privacy debate Source: https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/european-age-verification-app-keep-children-safe-online-2026-04-15_en 💬 Thoughts? Follow TechNadu #InfoSec #Privacy

The EU launched an age verification app to protect children online. A researcher broke it in two minutes. That's not actually the problem. https://blog.ppb1701.com/highest-standards-available-for-about-two-minutes #privacy #infosec #security #blog #ageverification #eu #surveillance #userhostile

I got a little annoyed about the headlines on the EU Age Verification app, so I put some of my thoughts on it into words. tl;dr: I'm not really convinced that these were serious vulns, and I don't buy the hype around them. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-age-verification-app-hacked-2-minutes-mi%25C5%2582osz-gaczkowski-ollhe/ #AgeVerification #bypassingAgeVerification #eu #privacy #infosec #cybersecurity