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Google's reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically spyware | reCAPTCHA v3's checkbox test doesn't stop bots and tracks user data
YouTuber "Chuppl" reports that Google's reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 challenges don't deter bots and do little more than demand users' internet data in exchange for access to...
Why it matters: Captcha tests that require users to duplicate distorted text, solve puzzles, or click on grids of images to prove they aren't malicious bots have drawn scorn for years. Furthermore, when a lawsuit against the search giant for using reCAPTCHA v2 inputs to train AI revealed that the 819 million hours users spent clicking on the tests worked out to about $6.1 billion in unpaid wages. While the research appears pretty conclusive for Google's bot mitigation methods, the security and privacy implications of Guillermo Rauch's Doom Captcha remain unclear.
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