The EU's newly launched age verification app has critical security flaws that researchers bypassed in minutes — undermining the Commission's claim it was 'technically ready.' Security consultants found the app stores unprotected data on users' phones and allows biometric authentication to be circumvented, meaning someone could use another person's phone to falsify their age. The embarrassment reveals deeper tensions in Europe's push to restrict minors' access to social media and adult content, with privacy experts warning the rushed launch could damage trust in future digital identity tools.