Google's reCAPTCHAv2 is just labor exploitation, boffins say
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Web puzzles don't protect against bots, but humans have spent 819 million unpaid hours solving them
    •  The Cuuuuube   ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English
      8•2 months ago

      I spent a huge amount of time last night clicking on motorcycles because I absolutely could not convince PayPal or Google I was a legitimate human who wanted to exchange currency for goods and services

      •  saigot   ( @saigot@lemmy.ca ) 
        1•2 months ago

        I find if I trace a figure 8 in the screen with my mouse the captcha passes much more often. I think it probably reads the small variations in your mouse movement to sus out bots, so the figure 8 gives it more data to work with.

        •  The Cuuuuube   ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English
          2•2 months ago

          I eventually gave up and decided to see if they were being hostile to my network and privacy settings. Lo and behold, I was able to log in when I adjusted the strictness of my VPN. Fortunately the service I was trying to exchange currency for was a better VPN with more security and privacy, so I was willing to take the L on that one interactions