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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by sneakernets on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:10PM (#19157596)
There is no Google "punishment algorithm". It's just computers being dumb.
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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by SahAssar on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:36PM (#19157818)
Somebody made those computers dumb in that exact way. That's the complaint.
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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by JohnFen on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:18PM (#19158119)
I think that Google is more than happy to punish people for protecting their privacy. That may or may not be the main goal, but it doesn't appear to be something Google considers a downside.
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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by YUMad on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:18PM (#19157668)
Sometimes people intentionally make computers dumb.
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