First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises

Is WhatsApp set to introduce age restrictions? New report says it is asking for your age

A screenshot shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav shows WhatsApp asking some users in India to add their date of birth. The prompt has fuelled questions about possible age-verification rules, though neither WhatsApp nor the government has confirmed any such move.

First your age, next your identity: Inside the 'hack' that broke the EU age verification app's privacy promises

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, hi…