Having chatted with @adisonverlice for quite some time I can really see a lot of #pain and #frustration when it comes to #accessibility of @torproject / #Tor as well as @guardianproject / #Orbot.
This seems like something #TorProject and #GuardianProject need to really work on, cuz #privacy should not be limited to people being able-bodied...
#recaptcha #captchas are the worst form of #securitytheatre out there.
Not only are they slave labour, "free" training for #google but they are harvesting your data.
You get blackmailed to complete a craptcha, it steals your data, pretends to be "for security" and you can't access the site without it. It's EXTORTION.
google is the biggest #enshittification of modern life that exists and it needs to be destroyed.
If politicians knew what it was it would be illegal.
@torf @lukeshu @torproject well, most high-traffic #OnionServices use either #OnionBalance and/or #CAPTCHAs and/or rely on #Tor's #PoW system designed to combat #DDoS and #Bots…
Today, I have to decide if I want to send some #Poetry
to a specific outlet.
When I tried a few days ago, It required a blind author blocker - captcha.
Which means, as a blind author, I have to find a random person walking down the street to come in and lay the captcha game so I can submit the poetry.
Not sure how #Publishers think blind authors can successfully, independently, submit writing through #Blind Blocking #Captchas.
#Google Forms is the worst!
Wer beim Öffnen von Webseiten auf „Ich bin kein Roboter“-Captchas stößt, sollte nach dem Setzen des grünen Bestätigungshäkchens besonders vorsichtig sein. Erscheint nach der Häkchen-Abfrage ein weiteres Banner mit Anweisungen zum Ausführen von Tastenkombinationen, ist man auf einer brandgefährlichen, manipulierten Webseite gelandet.
#captchas
https://www.cloudcomputing-insider.de/captcha-tests-warnung-cyberkriminalitaet-schadsoftware-a-fe2294988575e827b61302a56b59d655/
#Captchas
#Internetbetrug
#press
Sieh dir diesen Artikel an: Gefährliche Bildersuche: BSI warnt vor neuer Betrugsmasche durch Captchas https://flip.it/xcBdTe von Flipboard.
Three "strategies" by which #websites with a just cause are shooting themselves in the foot:
It both sucks and hurts to see more and more of this, over time.
If you want people to sign your #petitions or #OpenLetters:
Please, now, finally, really, absolutely understand that #captchas do not even achieve what you think they will, they just make your petition less accessible. Avoid these participation killers, they are nothing but harmful to your good cause.
I just gave up on yet another petition, after #Google #reCaptcha prompted me for the fourth time to click on this, click on that.
Don't shoot yourself in the foot.
If you agree, please boost.
Doom als Captcha, da ist es nicht so schlimm, wenn's beim ersten Mal nicht klappt: Beim "Doom Captcha" muss man Monster plattmachen anstatt Fahrräder zu markieren.
When you want to #archive #websites for sharing or for later reference, better use the #WaybackMachine or #GhostArchive:
https://web.archive.org/
https://ghostarchive.org/
I've seen many use archive.today / archive.is / archive.ph, but they're using #Google #captchas to block access. This not only poses a risk of suveillance: several times this month, I was not permitted to access the referenced page, but sent through infinite loops of captchas. The problem becomes even more apparent when using a #VPN.
A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
CAPTCHAs: "'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service'"
We spent 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights & generated nearly $1 trillion for Google:
- $6.1 billion worth of our time at the US federal minimum wage.
- 134 Petabytes of internet bandwidth, consuming 7.5 million kWhs of energy & producing 7.5 million pounds of CO2 pollution.
- 1,182.7 lifetimes spent solving CAPTCHAs.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/
h/t @philipjohn
https://wptoots.social/@philipjohn/113978333338493338
#CAPTCHA #CAPTCHAs
#CAPTCHAs now run #Doom – on nightmare mode
As if the #bot defense measure wasn't obnoxious enough
Announcing his latest innovation on New Year's Eve, Rauch's Doom CAPTCHA adds to a lengthy list of notable (and more serious/useful) feats, including authorship of Next.js, Mongoose, and https://Socket.IO, among other open source projects. The Doom #CAPTCHA might take the title for most fun, though.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/captcha_doom_nightmare/
_ des sites qui tournent encore sur #ColdFusion
(you know ? sérieux...)
_ des #captchas qui ne sont pas #accessibles et impossibles à résoudre
- des #SSO qui ne proposent que
#Microsoft comme option (incroyable)
- des urls mortes par centaines
- etc... etc..
Hi everyone! How are you all doing tonight? I just had a frustrating experience trying to set up a free #domain or #subdomain for my #SelfHosted services. Unfortunately, I can't use my laniecarmelo.tech domain because its current configuration doesn't allow me to add subdomains.
I discovered EU.org, which offers free domains, and decided to give it a try. However, they require you to have authoritative #DNS #nameservers before requesting a domain. I tried using #Cloudflare, but it wasn't authoritative. Then I looked into Hostry.com, Hurricane Electric DNS, and FreeDNS.
Hostry requires you to add DNS records for your domain before using their service—but how can I do that when my domain doesn’t exist yet? 
As for FreeDNS and Hurricane Electric, both have inaccessible #CAPTCHAs on their registration forms with no audio alternatives! 
At this point, I'm so frustrated that I've decided to take a break from figuring this out. If anyone has tips for setting up a free domain or knows of accessible DNS services, I’d really appreciate your advice! 
#Accessibility #TechFrustration #WebHosting #BlindTech #blind #DisabilityInTech #tech #Technology #SelfHosting
@selfhost @selfhosting @selfhosted @mastoblind @main
Wenn wir schon #Captchas brauchen, können wir dann wenigstens immer Dämonen erschießen?
https://doom-captcha.vercel.app
Anyone have a recommendations for getting rid of the damned picture captchas on Firefox. The previous extension no longer seems to work. 
