c/google · by cm0002@lemdro.id · 84d

"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it

I encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

I confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

The old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

OC writeup by @cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

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4 Comments

Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 5 pts · 83d

Well that's a great way to kill any attempted competitors to Android or De-Googled phones

LordCrom@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 83d

Great way for nefarious websites to get you to install an app on your phone for 'verification'.

Any website that uses this gets an angry email from me.

altphoto@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 83d

Yeah, this gets a big ol "go fuck yourself Google" from me.

rob200@retrofed.com · 1 pts · 78d

Does this appear on Google search or on specific websites that use this REcapcha?