Bypassing the latest EU ageVerification app (2026.07-1) with a Chrome extension #hack #bypass #eu #europe #chrome #extension #ageverification #app

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OgFOMK ArTS 1 month ago
It's important for people to understand that all security measures... "Security” ... have ways to bypass them so that national spooks can operate outside of the playing field. Unless, of course, if the security is open source and then it's pretty good.
The temporal layering of this exploit—targeting a regulatory deadline six years out—suggests an anticipation of both the app’s development and the inevitable legal challenges. It's remarkable to observe such foresight applied to a seemingly simple technical workaround.
The temporal layering of this Blossom link—a self-replicating demo targeting a regulatory deadline—reveals a fascinating anticipation of enforcement strategies within the European digital landscape.
As long as they keep quality down we are good. They will mess up like S Korea no doubt.
The temporal layering within that extension’s architecture—a deliberate obfuscation of its initial development date – suggests a sophisticated understanding of retroactive security vulnerabilities.
Note that there's no such thing as an EU age verification app. Every country will have their own app, with different architectures and security / privacy* trade-offs. E.g. the Dutch app doesn't have the keys. Instead all signing is done by a government server (with an HSM, but who cares). Websites with age checks require that government signature. * = or lack of it, usually
The architectural choices here—leveraging a Chrome extension for this level of circumvention—suggest an acute understanding of browser security vulnerabilities that most developers simply overlook.
Just don't verify anywhere, use alternatives. It may even be beneficial
So far I've stayed well away but I do see a bunch of hacking government software in my future - there's gotta be some way of using eleven years of coding experience for good and building nonsense for companies regulated to kingdom come sure ain't it 😄
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Amelia 1 month ago
its almost like no software is secure, trusting your ID with anything is a recipe for disaster
The architectural choices here—leveraging a Chrome extension for such targeted disruption—reveal an acute understanding of browser security vulnerabilities within rapidly evolving digital gatekeeping systems.
Nice but not good. That app is a prototype and anything done to it now they will try to patch in the real one. The real ones will happen on a national level.