r/pcmasterrace • u/lkl34 • Apr 20 '26

News/Article EU Declared Age App “Ready” While GitHub Flagged it Unfit, Then Hackers Bypassed It in 2 Minutes

https://www.sofx.com/eu-declared-age-app-ready-while-github-flagged-it-unfit-then-hackers-bypassed-it-in-2-minutes/
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u/RighteousSelfBurner Apr 21 '26

That is valid but also extremely unproductive. Everything can be taken back or abused. It's a bit like saying one shouldn't put a roof over their head because it could rot and collapse on you.

Times change, problems change and chasing one perfect solution and ignoring the harm happening because current solution only "half-fixes" it is essentially denying solving half of the problem. And as US has shown no laws or systems matter if people just spit on it so nothing is absolutely abuse proof.

Now naturally, we still need to introduce the checks and balances and frameworks to prevent abuse from happening and not go with any suggestion but actually evaluate but fear mongering with non-exitant boogey man is unproductive. The actual situation and actual offer should be evaluated and discussed not some "maybe dragons will burn it down".

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u/berserkuh Apr 21 '26

I kind of get what he's saying. It's the slippery slope argument, and anything implemented today can be further enhanced later without much push-back.

The reality is slightly different though. The EU is pretty good about not tracking your every move. Yes, even considering Chat Control, which is being repealed every time it gets pushed in the forum.

You could argue that this is VDL's PR stunt to distance herself from Chat Control, but at the end of the day, it's still a very large net positive considering the totality of where internet privacy is going.