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"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724

i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Many humans don't have smart phones

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago

If you don't have a smartphone are you truly human? ^/s^

[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So those humans will go buy the cheapest they can find which is, surprise, Android + Google Play Services.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

So those humans will go buy the cheapest they can find

Hell no I won't.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. More likely those people just won't visit that website and will very easily get the information that they were looking for from the next link down on the search results.

Google are fucking idiots if they think otherwise.

[–] antonim@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the next link down on the search results

Assuming we'll have that at all or just AI summaries replacing the results.

[–] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are several superior search engines to Google.

[–] antonim@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I kind of doubt that even when it comes to English, and for smaller languages i'm sure that there's still no serious competition to Google.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yup, and they are being cut out of society everyday. Just losing your phone or even breaking it can be a figurative death sentence. Want to check your email from another device? Did you set up 2 factor with your phone?

Yeah sorry, can't access your email.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I'm at the point where I'm fine with it. If you want to cut me out for such a silly reason, I don't want to be included in your dumb thing. I'll find an alternative that treats me with respect.