EU age verification app hacked, 2 minute How to posted

Article

• Demo EU age verification app bypassed by editing local storage on rooted phone
• Clip shows PIN extraction in under 2 minutes
• App is a proof-of-concept, not an official member-state deployment
• Highlights fragility of client-side age verification schemes

Discussion

• HN called ‘hack’ overblown — just reading storage on a rooted device
• Commenters clarified: no single EU app exists; each member state ships its own
• Sarcastic note: illegal to hack apps in EU, so the attack vector technically can’t exist
• General view: scrutiny is healthy, but sensationalism muddies the debate

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