<![CDATA[Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ...]]>Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... do NOT help improve it.

Don't publish findings. Don't responsibly disclose insecurities. Don't facilitate them making it bulletproof.

If personal data is directly at risk, by all means, slam their asses into the ground. GDPR them into oblivion.

But on its core functionality this needs to be, to become, and to stay, the most insecure, the most easily circumventable piece of shit code on the planet.

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/64d235c7-6f66-487d-97cf-dd02e4530200/ok-fellow-hackers-i-propose-a-pact-that-new-eu-age-verification-app-thingy-...RSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 20:10:12 GMTFri, 17 Apr 2026 18:04:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:54:02 GMT]]>@henryk 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Mons1serrata/statuses/116424628164179370https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Mons1serrata/statuses/116424628164179370Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:54:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:41:28 GMT]]>@henryk for what it's worth, contact page for the EU data protection officer: https://www.edps.europa.eu/about/data-protection-within-edps/data-protection-officer-edps_en I sent a complaint about the concept of strict age verification and I suggest others do as well.

(helpful arguments that i saw, are attached)

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ell1e/statuses/116424578750271670https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ell1e/statuses/116424578750271670Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:41:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:35:03 GMT]]>@henryk that's easy let the AI do it.

It's usually full of bugs.
Where else does he learn? From us asking questions about our bugs.
He doesn't get full solution but just part with unseen bugs.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116422666087244060https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/MilitaryG/statuses/116422666087244060Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:35:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:44:08 GMT]]>@Allyn @henryk but that wont do anything

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Li/statuses/116422229893789193https://forum.other.li/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Li/statuses/116422229893789193Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:44:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:31:15 GMT]]>@henryk Burn it all down.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116213636521702584/statuses/116422179258774679https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116213636521702584/statuses/116422179258774679Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:31:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:29:25 GMT]]>@henryk@chaos.social ...maybe actually go blackhat with it and sell the vulns you find, so that people get pwned and realize how bad of an idea it is to comply the hard way

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://snack.social/objects/17715ac9-a6c0-42ed-8e9b-2464569a05d0https://forum.other.li/post/https://snack.social/objects/17715ac9-a6c0-42ed-8e9b-2464569a05d0Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:29:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:57:46 GMT]]>@henryk

Get some idiot vibe coder on the inside to add their distinctive flare 😉

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116422047594988025https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116422047594988025Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:57:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:48:12 GMT]]>@henryk huh, sounds like a use for nn AI agents flooding commits with crap.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/116422009954896461https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/cascheranno/statuses/116422009954896461Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:48:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:38:36 GMT]]>@roknrol @henryk I advocate for
new Date(0)

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://todon.eu/users/rhelune/statuses/116421972241868085https://forum.other.li/post/https://todon.eu/users/rhelune/statuses/116421972241868085Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:14:36 GMT]]>@anotherdaniel making erroneous AI generated slop-vulnerability disclosures for them to verify and overload their capacity. Let's do exactly what was done to curl. @henryk

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/licho/statuses/116421877829197561https://forum.other.li/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/licho/statuses/116421877829197561Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:14:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:01:40 GMT]]>@henryk I mean, if you’re going to try to organise people - wouldn’t it be better to organise them to contact their local representatives and make their grievances felt ahead of time?

I get what you’re doing but the fight has just begun, it’s not over yet.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Allyn/statuses/116421827013500057https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Allyn/statuses/116421827013500057Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:01:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:51:39 GMT]]>@henryk
It needs to die!

The entire idea is absurd!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116421787583108471https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116421787583108471Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:51:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:37:13 GMT]]>@henryk the verification is completed server-side. Let's focus on server vulnerabilities instead?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116421730835936174https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116421730835936174Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:37:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:29:45 GMT]]>@henryk Thank you! The people saying "oh look how amateurish this software is" miss the point. The software shouldn't exist at all, because the policies shouldn't exist.

Saying "oh well let's point out the security flaws" of the thing-that-shouldn't-exist only helps it to continue existing.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/woltiv/statuses/116421701478630842https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/woltiv/statuses/116421701478630842Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:27:29 GMT]]>@henryk It doesn't even need to be out of spite. There are so many amazing projects out there that need help. So don't spend your time on this thing.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/atjn/statuses/116421692557023354https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/atjn/statuses/116421692557023354Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:27:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:07:29 GMT]]>@henryk I advocate reading the birthdate from a simple text file in the home directory.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/roknrol/statuses/116421613912587004https://forum.other.li/post/https://beige.party/users/roknrol/statuses/116421613912587004Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:07:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:46:53 GMT]]>@henryk there is no such thing as “responsible” disclosure.

We really need to coin a new term for this. “Coordinated disclosure” won’t fly, since many companies will just sue you into oblivion uncoordinatedly. “Bootlicker disclosure” or “PR stunt disclosure” maybe. 🤔

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/fluepke/statuses/116421532911512053https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/fluepke/statuses/116421532911512053Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:31:00 GMT]]>@henryk So you’re saying that this is the perfect project for streamlining feature development by maximizing the utilization of agentic AI in generating pull requests?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/anotherdaniel/statuses/116421470461881615https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/anotherdaniel/statuses/116421470461881615Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:31:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ok, fellow hackers, I propose a pact: That new EU age verification app thingy ... on Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:27:13 GMT]]>@henryk agreed.

https://mastodon.social/@DazRunner/116421231824209671

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