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Re: [LUG] Google Account

 

On Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 11:52:55AM +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
> >Any idea how I can minimise the sheer quantity of recaptcha popups?
> 
> recaptcha relies on your browser history (there's more, but they
> [google] won't say what) to tell if you're 'real', not just clicking on
> pictures.  Private browsing, deleting browser history, deleting cookies
> and whatnot means you'll have to keep on clicking, *despite* getting the
> answers right.
> 
> recaptcha also penalises people for being partially sighted, and/or hard
> of hearing.  As such, it /should/ be illegal.  Sadly, it isn't.   :-(
> 
> Most worrying of all (IMO) is that banking companies, like WorldPay,
> rely on recaptcha for 'security'.  Since nobody outside google knows what
> google gets during a recaptcha transaction, how WorldPay et al guarantee
> the security of bank card details, IDK.

Roughly what I thought but it was interesting to see the immediate effect once
I started using containers

Many thanks

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