Ursula von der Leyen’s European Humor: “The Age Verification App Is Technically Ready” Was Just a Joke, Folks

She was, apparently, kidding.

Within hours, the “secure” app was bypassed, leading officials to confirm the launch was actually “an elaborate demonstration of what not to do.”

“Ursula nailed it,” said one anonymous insider. “Straight face, full confidence, completely unserious software. Perfect execution.”

The joke is simple:

• Users upload IDs and set a PIN
• The app stores everything locally
• Security boils down to editable files and a few toggles

Open a file editor, reset a counter, flip a boolean, choose a new PIN - and the app hands over verified credentials like nothing happened.

Total time: under two minutes.

Von der Leyen is said to be preparing her next line: “The EU’s digital euro will be completely private and unhackable.”

Source: https://x.com/IntCyberDigest/status/2044762941019295772

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