US EditionWhat to Know About the E.U.’s New Age Verification App for Social Media
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The EU's age verification app, proudly presented this week, is easy to hack. How to do so is shown in a video of less than two…
The EU's age test application was hacked "in two minutes," but it's part of the European authorities' plan to turn it into a tracking mechanism for all citizens, the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov declared.
The technical implementation of the social media age limit is taking more and more concrete forms. A Europe-wide app for age testing will soon be available – further details and steps were discussed at a separate summit on Thursday. As is well known, the age limit for the use of social networks will apply in Austria from 1 January 2027. At least according to the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, it will also be appropriate to do so "…
The European Union has already presented a prototype of the app aimed at protecting young people online. The service, which concerns Switzerland closely, is criticized by specialists who list a whole series of possible drifts and threats.Europe is moving fast. Just four months after Australia's decision to ban certain social networks at the age of 18, the European Union has already designed an age verification application. Presented on Wednesday…
The EU just admitted it: Age verification was never about kids - It's the Orwellian digital identity wallet endgame
Ursula von der Leyen just crowed that the EU's age verification app is "technically ready" and will be shoved down our throats any day now. Ireland is one of the "frontrunners" already building a digital wallet that verifies your age using your PPS number (that's your Irish social security ID folks). They want you to download their app, feed it your passport or national ID, and then "prove your age" every time you hit an online platform. Just li…
The EU is planning an age verification app on the Internet. Digital law expert Patrick Breyer warns of the end of anonymity and more control on the Internet.
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