Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA

Re:Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA by donatj on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @11:48PM (#16165544)

This is vicious, fraudulent and should be illegal.

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Re:Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA by nextInt on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @12:26AM (#16165692)

Lol why should it be illegal? It's your service, you can block however you want

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Re:Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA by peteretep on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @03:45AM (#16166445)

Companies who've found themselves in a monopoly position don't get to make that choice without legal scrutiny, for good reason.

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Re:Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA by donatj on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:26AM (#16168081)

False promises of a service behind an unsolvable puzzle.

That's criminal deception.

The services were never truly to offer, and you've wasted a persons time and energy.

What if a store kept out undesirable customers by giving them an unsolvable puzzle? There'd be lawsuits.

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Re:Blocking via an Unsolvable CAPTCHA by grkvlt on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @11:03AM (#16168949)

Criminal? Not really. Usually in physical stores on private property 'management reserve the right to refuse admission' and they can do that any (legal) way they feel like, including stating that you can only gain admission once you have completed an impossible task, if that makes them happy.

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