The EU’s new age-verification app meant to help keep minors off social media immediately ran into trouble after cybersecurity researchers said they cracked it in minutes, reports Politico. The tool had been unveiled by Ursula von der Leyen as “technically ready”, but experts found it could store sensitive data insecurely and allow others to bypass biometric checks. The European Commission insists the issues relate to a demo version and will be fixed.
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In the coming era of an AI-powered (see Mythos) cybersecurity arms race, age verification policies seem increasingly unfeasible without putting massive amounts of personal information at risk.
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The EU’s new age-verification app meant to help keep minors off social media immediately ran into trouble after cybersecurity researchers said they cracked it in minutes, reports Politico. The tool had been unveiled by Ursula von der Leyen as “technically ready”, but experts found it could store sensitive data insecurely and allow others to bypass biometric checks. The European Commission insists the issues relate to a demo version and will be fixed.
In the coming era of an AI-powered (see Mythos) cybersecurity arms race, age verification policies seem increasingly unfeasible without putting massive amounts of personal information at risk.