# 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.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/first-your-age-next-your-identity-inside-the-hack-that-broke-the-eu-age-verification-apps-privacy-promises?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6cc3f07af11b894b6b4983)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #verification #broke #hack #identity #inside #next #privacy #promises
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