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Re:hCaptcha now runs on fifteen percent of the internet by selfhoster11 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @02:23AM (#25217709)
It is forced labour (to a very light degree, but still).

It is additionally resource-theft, when recaptcha-protected sites are used for business purposes. You are stealing valuable business time (possibly very valuable business time, if the person in question is a high-paid role like a CEO or surgeon) to power your pet "spot the crosswalk" project.

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Re:hCaptcha now runs on fifteen percent of the internet by hyperdimension on Thursday November 26, 2020 @03:38AM (#25218095)
Yeah, I certainly don't disagree. I was just trying to use 'forced labor' in a literal sense rather than try to imply any of the awful things that usually come to mind...
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