Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956
The old reCAPTCHA system was pretty easy—just a simple "I'm not a robot" checkbox would get people through your sign-up page. The new version is even simpler, and it doesn't use a challenge or checkbox. It works invisibly in the background, somehow, to identify bots from humans. Google doesn't go into much detail on how it works, only saying that the system uses "a combination of machine learning and advanced risk analysis that adapts to new and emerging threats." More detailed information on how the system works would probably also help bot-makers crack it, so don't expect details to pop up any time soon.
[...] When sites switch over to the invisible CAPTCHA system, most users won't see CAPTCHAs at all, not even the "I'm not a robot" checkbox. If you are flagged as "suspicious" by the system, then it will display the usual challenges.
Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/03/googles-recaptcha-announces-invisible-background-captchas/
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 10 2017, @08:22PM (4 children)
If you browse without scripting and don't let them track your clicks they'll flag you as a bot :)
(Score: 4, Funny) by Bot on Friday March 10 2017, @08:32PM (1 child)
> flag you as a bot
AND YOU BETTER FEEL HONORED BY THAT
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(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday March 10 2017, @10:50PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by lx on Saturday March 11 2017, @11:46AM (1 child)
How do you know that you're not a bot?
Terrible way to find out about it though.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday March 11 2017, @12:31PM
The meatbags' turing test is easy, just one question.
Q. do you fap?
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