Mobile spyware blocked by regular shutdowns; EU age-verification app exposed for security flaws

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ronan Farrow describes a simple strategy to harden mobile-device security by regularly powering down devices, which purportedly neutralizes most spyware in circulation. The approach highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in cellular devices and suggests routine shutdowns as a practical defensive practice.

In a separate security assessment, expert Paul Moore reveals flaws in an EU age-verification app, including biometric data stored in clear text and PINs that can be easily bypassed. The findings indicate significant weaknesses in the app’s defenses and underscore broader concerns about how biometric and access data are handled in digital verification tools.