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EU age verification app fails privacy test, expert warns of identity risk

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

A security expert demonstrated a flaw in the EU's age verification app, breaking its privacy promises. He argues the concept is fundamentally flawed, regardless of technology. He fears this could lead to mandatory identity verification next.

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The demo exposes a core design flaw, but the real story is the regulatory push that may ignore these warnings.
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First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises →
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