Misinformation-Superhighwayman<p>reCAPTCHA: Verify you are human by selecting all images below that match this species <AI-slop image of a dog>.<br>Me: bulldog, chihuahua, something with fur and sunglasses that looks as though it's escaped from a David Cronenberg film, avocado. <laugh-groans awkwardly and clicks the "Submit" button><br>reCAPTCHA: Excellent, human, you may proceed!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/CAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a></p>
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Jan Vlug<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@Steeph" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Steeph</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.overheid.nl/@rivm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rivm</span></a></span> </p><p>Dank voor het noemen van infectieradar, ik had er nog nooit van gehoord. Hier is de website van <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infectieradar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infectieradar</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://www.infectieradar.nl/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">infectieradar.nl/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Wel jammer dat er tracking van Google wordt gebruikt. Dat zou het <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIVM</span></a> toch beter moeten kunnen doen lijkt me.</p><p>Positief dat je expliciet toestemming moet geven voor de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a>.</p><p>De video lijkt ook self hosted. Top dat ik niet naar Big Tech hoefde om de video te bekijken.</p>
rijo<p>ICYMI: Google reCAPTCHA ruled unlawful without consent by Austrian court <a href="https://ppc.land/google-recaptcha-ruled-unlawful-without-consent-by-austrian-court/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/google-recaptcha-rule</span><span class="invisible">d-unlawful-without-consent-by-austrian-court/</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/AustrianCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustrianCourt</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></p>
rijo<p>ICYMI: Google reCAPTCHA ruled unlawful without consent by Austrian court <a href="https://ppc.land/google-recaptcha-ruled-unlawful-without-consent-by-austrian-court/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/google-recaptcha-rule</span><span class="invisible">d-unlawful-without-consent-by-austrian-court/</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/PrivacyLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyLaw</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/AustrianCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustrianCourt</span></a></p>
Steven Rowe 🇨🇦🇬🇧<p>Had a lot of back and forth with Viki, one of my resources for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kdrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kdrama</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cdrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdrama</span></a> watching, over the past 3 weeks regarding their implementation of reCaptcha to protect their site.</p><p>Watching over the web I saw a lot of issues such as login, videos not playing, reCaptcha icon over the top of navigation in the bottom right hand corner.</p><p>Viki's customer service isn't the best and I don't think <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reCaptcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCaptcha</span></a> (aka scamware) is the right way to go.</p>
michabbb<p>• 🚫 Author has officially abandoned their <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Laravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laravel</span></a> library in favor of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Turnstile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turnstile</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/Laragear/Turnstile" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Laragear/Turnstile</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://darkghosthunter.medium.com/goodbye-recaptcha-hello-turnstile-874b648ec4aa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">darkghosthunter.medium.com/goo</span><span class="invisible">dbye-recaptcha-hello-turnstile-874b648ec4aa</span></a></p>
michabbb<p>• 🌐 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> started charging for <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> with limited free tier (10,000 assessments/month)<br>• 💻 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a>'s solution works similarly to classic <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> without disrupting user flow<br>• 🧰 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Laragear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laragear</span></a> integration</p>
michabbb<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Turnstile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turnstile</span></a>: The Free No-CAPTCHA Alternative for Better User Experience 🛡️</p><p>🔍 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Turnstile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turnstile</span></a> evaluates device behavior to assess if interaction is needed, avoiding the frustrating image selection of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a></p><p>🧵👇<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/webdevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webdevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/laravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laravel</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/php" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>php</span></a></p>
Adrian Segar<p>Here's how to easily stop web form spam. (So, hey marketers, stop wasting everyone's time with it!)</p><p><a href="https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2022/04/web-form-spam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">conferencesthatwork.com/index.</span><span class="invisible">php/marketing-2/2022/04/web-form-spam</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebForm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebForm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoubleOptIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleOptIn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tips</span></a></p>
.:\dGh/:.<p>F*ck Google.</p><p>I've created a new package for using Cloudflare Turnstile, which is unlimited free and less abrasive than reCAPTCHA, which is now paid:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/Laragear/Turnstile" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Laragear/Turnstile</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Sponsoring is appreciated.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CloudflareTurnstile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudflareTurnstile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshitification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleCloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleCloudPlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleCloudPlatform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bots</span></a></p>
mav :happy_blob:<p>Out of curiosity, is anyone else having a lot of misfires with reCaptcha lately or is it just me? Seems like they're milking more free labor out of us these days than they used to.</p><p><a href="https://hackers.town/tags/recaptcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recaptcha</span></a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/captcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>captcha</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>Hackers are using reCAPTCHA to trick users into infecting their own PCs with malware — how to stay safe</p><p>hackers have come up with a new way to weaponize reCAPTCHAs to hijack your computer’s clipboard and get you to install info-stealing malware on your own PC.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacked</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/hackers-are-using-recaptcha-to-trick-users-into-infecting-their-own-pcs-with-malware-how-to-stay-safe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomsguide.com/computing/online</span><span class="invisible">-security/hackers-are-using-recaptcha-to-trick-users-into-infecting-their-own-pcs-with-malware-how-to-stay-safe</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a>: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> acquired reCAPTCHA in 2009 and used it to digitize <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GoogleBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleBooks</span></a> and improve <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GoogleStreetView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleStreetView</span></a> by processing photos of street signs and house numbers.<br>By 2025, reCAPTCHA is easily defeated by bots. Yet Google continues to offer it because reCAPTCHA has evolved into a tracking tool that collects user data and generates billions in revenue for Google <br><a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/02/07/recaptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html/amp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boingboing.net/2025/02/07/reca</span><span class="invisible">ptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html/amp</span></a></p>
FUCK OFF GOOGLE, AMAZON &Co !!<p>Ever wondered what algorithm you are training when you have to click though a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reCAPTCHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reCAPTCHA</span></a> ? </p><p>Now you know: <a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-838681" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jpost.com/international/articl</span><span class="invisible">e-838681</span></a></p><p>Thank you for training the algorithms of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> ! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckOffGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOffGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a></p>
I was about to make a #donation to #signal, a #FOSS #software, but at the last step I've seen that it is protected by #reCAPTCHA, which is a #Google service.
I do not want to accept Google's #privacy policy, that's why I'm using Signal and not #whatsapp or others #GAFAM services. So unfortunately, if I cannot avoid Google to make a donation to Signal, I will avoid the donation.
Why is the donation service protected by Google?
Please, #help to make my message heard by @signalapp : change your donation system, really please. I want to support you... Kindly.
Retoots and reposts are welcome :)
Here's how to easily stop web form spam. (So, hey marketers, stop wasting everyone's time with it!)
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2022/04/web-form-spam
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.
Google's #reCAPTCHA is not only useless, it's also basically #spyware
→ reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits
https://boingboing.net/2025/02/07/recaptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html
“By 2025, reCAPTCHA is easily defeated by bots. Yet Google continues to offer it because reCAPTCHA has evolved into a tracking tool that collects user data and generates billions in revenue for Google […]”
« #reCAPTCHA : 819 millions d'heures humaines perdues et des milliards de dollars de profits pour #Google. »
« On peut conclure que le véritable objectif de reCAPTCHAv2 est d'être une ferme de cookies de traçage à but lucratif se faisant passer pour un service de sécurité ».
« Google a réussi un tour de force : faire passer une extraction massive de travail humain pour une simple mesure de cybersécurité. »
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