Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side - Hackdot

Re:Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side by peterlk on Thursday June 27, 2019 @12:44PM (#20296116)

I prefer to see the silver lining in this. If Google wants to break the web for Firefox, fine. I'll keep using (and evangelising) FF, and the sites that are broken won't get FF traffic. I believe that FF is doing the right thing far users, and Google, while in a powerful position is currently on the losing side of history with respect to privacy. Apple is taking that fight to them, and putting budget behind inte convincing average internet users that privacy is cool, and Google abuses your privacy.

The walled garden approach worked for a while for Microsoft, and it's working for now for Google, but eventually, it stops working. Once people leave, walled gardens keep them away.

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Re:Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side by nprateem on Thursday June 27, 2019 @01:16PM (#20296444)

Only the majority of the Internet isn't a walled garden is it? It's more like a minefield because you don't know whether a site is going to use recaptcha and block/hinder your access.

You can't just opt out of using half the Internet because you value privacy, and nor should you have to. This requires legislation to stop.

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Re:Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side by guntars on Thursday June 27, 2019 @10:24PM (#20300976)

As long as government sites don’t use it, it’s fine. You don’t need legislation for every single offense, perceived or otherwise. If you don’t like ReCaptcha, block it with an ad blocker and if a site requires it, don’t use it and let them know why. Also let all your friends and random strangers on the internet know why.

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