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Brussels launched an age checking app. It took 2 minutes to hack it.
UnknownApr 17, 2026(23 days ago)
A newly launched age-checking app by the European Union was quickly found to have privacy and security problems.
Émile Marzolf, Ellen O’Regan, and Eliza Gkritsi report: The European Union’s unveiling of a mobile app to check people’s age online has quickly turned sour, as cybersecurity experts found glaring privacy and security problems with the code. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the age-verification tool in Brussels on Wednesday, saying it was... Source