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:
to prove you’re human, enter your credit card number
your pin, cvv and expiry date too, which confirms you are actually human
LOL, fuck off. How about instead I move on to somewhere less hostile toward the user instead?
…just use a different website?
As easy as eating cake.
Just another reason to not use Google.
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People without a mobile device are fucked out of being able to pass a captcha
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As if this isn’t a way for them to associate multiple sessions on multiple specific devices with one another, this is just another avenue for data collection, period. Hidden under the guise of “more secure.”
I imagine scammers are already thinking of ways to use this for phishing too
notably, this kills any alternative to android.
not if you kill google first
that’s plan A
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It really should be illegal to build systems that require a user’s access to any unrelated technology. You shouldn’t be forced to have a phone to pay a parking fee or to get on the bus. You shouldn’t need an app to charge your car. You shouldn’t need to use proprietary software from one spesific company to pass a captcha on a random site.
Great, another shill for banknote technology. /s
I mostly use my phone (Pixel with GrapheneOS) as a dumb phone + calendar. But by far the biggest number of apps I have to have on it are the fucking car charger apps.
You don’t have to drink a verification can, but you do need to buy a verification phone.
i have one. but it isn’t android, or ios, or ‘smart’ in any way. it doesn’t even text. it’s just a telephone that fits in my pocket and connects to the cellular networks. it’s all i want. it’s all i use. it’s all i’ve needed ever since i got my first one about 25 years ago.
Same! Except mine does do SMS text and has the other flip phone stuff like alarms, timer, calendar.
Don’t worry you’re included. Simply visit one of our Accessibility Centers between 8am-9am on odd Wednesdays, with a valid birth certificate, filled-out form from here, and a notarized Charizard.
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Verifying you have a phone doesn’t verify that you’re human.
How so?
Android emulators exist and are usable by bots.
So they SS the QR code, scan it and continue?
We are making side loading harder because scammers are using “these” tactics to install malware on your devices.
It’s totally fine when we use the same tactics to install malware on your device.
I got one of these. They had accessibility options so I just did the auditory one. It says a couple words, you write them out, and you’re done. Like hell am I using a Phone for this shit.
I still won’t order online from a store that won’t show me shipping cost without a full address and phone number. I’ll give them the zip code, that’s all they need, that’s all they get before I decide.
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Hype up AI.
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Everyone starts scraping the internet to obtain training data for their AI.
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To block the scrapers, countless sites implement stricter bot detection tools.
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The owners of the bot detection tools now effectively hold all of the internet by its throat, deciding who can access what and extorting more and more data from you to verify you’re human.
Fucking genius.
- Crypto comes out of nowhere with a steel chair and now we have to pay websites for access.
You can always build more bot detection tools, right? Or am I wrong?
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Nah. Block all fingerprinting. You don’t need any of this crap.
Looks like a very good way to shoo actual humans off of your website.
No malicious site would ever fake this kind of flow in order to get someone to scan a dangerous QR code. Nope, that would never happen.
Nice captcha. Would be a shame if someone intentionally injected malicious code that had users scan a QR code under the guise of security.
And had the qr code rickroll them, because that’s really a good song and dude got pipes
