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Re:Cap: Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative ... by tiagorangel on Saturday May 31, 2025 @08:59AM (#44143982)
Cap does not send any of the calculated hashes ANYWHERE, the white paper just details a bit how proof-of-work works and I thought that it would be interesting to share.
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Re:Cap: Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative ... by tiagorangel on Saturday May 31, 2025 @09:02AM (#44143999)
added a note saying that to the docs, should hopefully clarify stuff a bit!
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Re:Cap: Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative ... by bogwog on Saturday May 31, 2025 @10:34AM (#44144546)
In case you weren't aware, a blue hat is typically associated with law enforcement in the US. On its own it'd be no problem, but the logo, the paper, and the comment above correctly pointing out concerns/lack of acknowledgement on your site (until now) really comes off as suspicious.

FWIW, I do believe you just made a few unintentional awkward choices instead of being malicious... But a product associated with something like this is a hard sell.

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Re:Cap: Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative ... by tiagorangel on Saturday May 31, 2025 @03:03PM (#44146308)
> a blue hat is typically associated with law enforcement in the US

what it's literally just the default emoji for cap

> lack of acknowledgement on your site (until now)

i've added a note

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