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reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits
When you log into your bank's website, you might be presented with an image showing distorted numbers and letters and asked ...
Google CAPTCHA Collecting And Selling Your Data Raises Big Privacy Concerns
This security measure, a common CAPTCHA method, is one of several techniques used to distinguish between human users and automated bots. However, studies have shown that CAPTCHAs do not effectively ...
'Are You Human?' How Google's reCAPTCHA Secretly Harvests Your Data
Google has a reCAPTCHA system which is supposed to safeguard against bots, but it turns out it might actually be spyware.
"A tracking cookie farm for profit" - report claims reCAPTCHA has caused 819 million hours of wasted human time, and billions in Google profits
A for-profit cookie farm? The report notes there are two common types of test, CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA - the first is the ...