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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 (europe.pub)
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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:

screenshot of text: Important: Mobile verification for Google Cloud Fraud Defense is an experimental challenge type in Preview. Visual and audio challenges are available as alternatives for users who can't complete mobile verification. To use them, click the Visual or Audio buttons.

screenshot of google support webpage with text: To complete the mobile verification, you must use a compatible mobile device. If verifying on iOS/iPadOS device with version 15.0-16.4, download the reCAPTCHA app in the App Store. After installation, return to the challenge to try again. If verifying on Android device with Google Play Services version older than 25.41.30, upgrade to the latest Google Play Services version. After upgrading, return to the challenge to try again. Scan to Verify You're Human. Use your phone's camera app to scan this QR code. This securely links your device. Mobile Verification. Verification will initialize the reCAPTCHA app on your device.
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[–] 28 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, it requires a phone that Google can positively identify and connect to a real name / google account somehow.

Graphene OS won't work, so this is a non starter for me. Any website using this will simply cease to exist in my eyes.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Any website using this will simply cease to exist in my eyes.

    as i wrote in another recent thread on this topic:

    for some reCaptcha-using websites there actually aren’t alternatives. eg many governments, healthcare providers, public utilities, etc are using it :(

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