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Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Re: Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Post by random28345 »

towelguy wrote: post #27
Khao wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It probably uses a LOT more info than only the mouse move/mouse click. Remember, google tracking is embedded in probably 99% of websites you visit so from your ip, cookies, tracking, logged in Google profile, etc... they're able to know if you're a human or not.

So if I don't have a Google account or allow their cookies in other sites then I'm not a human anymore?

Think of it as "remember my login on this computer". If you check the box, you sacrifice security and privacy for convenience. If you don't want to be tracked, you need to perform extra steps.

Re: Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Post by ldng »

amelius wrote: post #11

I just hope it also works for pen-tablets, where the "pointer" can suddenly jump from one location to the next when the pen comes near the surface of the tablet.

That and what about those who fill their form with tab navigation ? No mouse involved here. It is just showing off ...

Re: Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Post by wspeirs »

towelguy wrote: post #27
Khao wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It probably uses a LOT more info than only the mouse move/mouse click. Remember, google tracking is embedded in probably 99% of websites you visit so from your ip, cookies, tracking, logged in Google profile, etc... they're able to know if you're a human or not.

So if I don't have a Google account or allow their cookies in other sites then I'm not a human anymore?

Correct, no Google account or cookies = not human :-)

Re: Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Post by cinquemb »

Tangential: From a philosophical perspective, I wonder if notion of asking human beings if they are robots, will soon escape the space we consider virtual? In sci-fi (which more or less informs the masses not involved in such fields and have more sway over public opinion than say HN or LW), the premise focused on is that people seemed more concerned with asking robots/automata if they are human. I'm starting to wonder if such questions will become moot.

Though, I wonder if you can start to defeat such systems by slurping up headers sent on public networks (like coffee shops, public wi-fi in large cities, airports, etc) and with techniques like ssl striping, to obtain local-storage info being sent in the body.

Re: Are You a Robot? Introducing “No CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA”

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Post by sp332 »

mdhgriffiths wrote: post #28

> in the last week, more than 60% of WordPress’ traffic and more than 80% of Humble Bundle’s traffic on reCAPTCHA encountered the No CAPTCHA experience—users got to these sites faster. Does this mean WordPress saw an 60% decrease in traffic from bots?

It still shows a CAPTCHA if it's not sure that you're a human or a bot.
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