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Google's next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones (www.androidauthority.com)
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  • Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android.

  • Your phone will need to be running Play Services version 25.41.30 or greater when the system asks you to scan a QR code for verification.

  • This hurdle means that de-Googled phones will fail the verification test by default.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

if legit users fail Google’s captcha, then site owners will stop using Google for captcha

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Only if it's a sizable and vocal number of users unfortunately.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

Yup, exactly. It needs to meet a critical threshold of users. Otherwise, sites will just look at those few users and go “lol update to a phone that works, loser.”