Link to video of the hacking: https://x.com/Paul_Reviews/status/2044723123287666921
this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2026
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Everyone knew this was coming. The German state can't produce quality software.
the COVID tracking app was pretty solid as far as I remember.. even the CCC gave it's recommendation back in the day.
The CCC said it was technically solid. But it was wildly expensive, which was not that big of a deal since we had COVID
Oh, they definitely can. But one can choose to accidentally make programming mistakes
Looking at AusweisApp2, just works.
And, is there already a 1.0 release of the new App or is this still pre release?