Pavel Durov says EU age-verification app could enable surveillance after reported security bypass

What is the EU app supposed to do?

According to reports on the launch, the app is intended to let people prove they are old enough to access online services without disclosing more personal data than necessary, and it was presented as privacy-respecting by the European Commission RT,Коммерсант.….

Why is Durov criticizing it?

Durov said the app was vulnerable and argued that a security failure could be used as justification to weaken privacy protections and expand user monitoring, which he described as a path toward surveillance RT,Meduza,Ведомости.

What evidence is cited for the reported vulnerability?

Coverage of Durov’s warning cited security consultant Paul Moore, who said he reviewed the app’s technical design and found it could be tricked or bypassed in under two minutes Cointelegraph,NEWS.am.