<![CDATA[Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users]]>Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users

Google has tied its next-generation reCAPTCHA system to Google Play Services on Android, meaning anyone running a de-Googled phone will automatically fail verification when the system decides to challenge them. Another day another Google take over the world, open web and mobile ecosystems. This battle seems to be lost already because governments are ignoring shenanigans of Google.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1c2b2813-bcf0-4cd5-b625-7f398bf1721e/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users-https-reclaimthenet.org-google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-usersRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:16:17 GMTSat, 09 May 2026 12:05:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:17:09 GMT]]>@nixCraft Wait, so people without smartphones are blocked from viewing websites on their computers because they can't scan a QR code?!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dheadshot/statuses/116545986885293766https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dheadshot/statuses/116545986885293766Sat, 09 May 2026 18:17:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:40:38 GMT]]>@Random9 @nixCraft You just did.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/khleedril/statuses/116545843284746321https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/khleedril/statuses/116545843284746321Sat, 09 May 2026 17:40:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:20:38 GMT]]>@asterisk @nixCraft you gave no proof either.
A fully integrated patched tuned industrialized implementation cannot be comparés with « linux » in general which means nothing and everything.🙄
A linux installed and tuned by me on the desktop you will just be able to do what is allowed and nothing else.
I'm sure the same thing and better can be done by far more skilled linuxers than i am on mobiles with properly tailored linux systems.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545764597933216https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545764597933216Sat, 09 May 2026 17:20:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:02:06 GMT]]>@maat @nixCraft

The Titan M2 is good hardware. A relockable bootloader is a good feature. The 2027 Motorolas will support GrapheneOS when they come out as part of the new agreement.

Edit: your arguments are just unfounded is all I'm saying, Android is much better than Linux and you have no proof to the contrary.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545691746205286https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545691746205286Sat, 09 May 2026 17:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:59:48 GMT]]>@asterisk @nixCraft pixel = Google hardware = very little chance for me to buy that. Now grapheneos works on other hardware i light consider it as an option.

And let's agree to disagree : you will not change my mind about Android suckiness.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545682721211587https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545682721211587Sat, 09 May 2026 16:59:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:29:57 GMT]]>@maat @nixCraft They didn't suck, Google Play Services is what's always sucked (on stock play services can still access all your contacts as scopes are for third-party apps, get a Pixel or the upcoming Motorolas and flash Graphene on it if you'd like to restrict this and also regulate some other hidden permissions like Network and Sensors)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545565328209224https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545565328209224Sat, 09 May 2026 16:29:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:12:26 GMT]]>@asterisk @nixCraft OK so the 16 first versions of Android did suck.
(By the way i hate flatpack principle so you can criticize itvall day i will just boredly agree)
And Google who wants to close Android platform and enforce the equivalent of Microsoft's Treacherous Computing Platform does suck even more.
Let's just degooglize this world... We'll breathe a better air.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545496424275807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545496424275807Sat, 09 May 2026 16:12:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:09:52 GMT]]>@agowa338@chaos.social @nixCraft@mastodon.social amazon dropped fiteos already.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://no-pony.farm/users/Life_is/statuses/116545486337610024https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://no-pony.farm/users/Life_is/statuses/116545486337610024Sat, 09 May 2026 16:09:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:01:36 GMT]]>@maat @nixCraft AppArmor and SELinux aren't really comparable to Android's ssndboxing model, which also handles app signing and certificate pinning.

Android's sandbox does not suck (bold of you to say when most Flatpaks can escape the sandbox by editing your .bashrc), Google just requires OEMs to bypass it for Play Services to obtain CTS certification (required to use the Android trademark). Alternate Android-based OSes are very secure (as long as they keep up with security patches, /e and iode do not). GrapheneOS's sandbox for it resolves this issue, letting you use it for apps that need it without security compromises.

A lot of Android's security also comes from verified boot (OS image is read-only and signed, bootloader checks the hash against the one burned in at manufacture or stored in the secure enclave at boot to ensure nothing is compromised) and a hardware secure enclave (which is not a TPM chip, its better)

edit: contact scopes (which GrapheneOS has had for ages) are coming in Android 17 to fix that issue.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545453828519400https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116545453828519400Sat, 09 May 2026 16:01:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 15:43:28 GMT]]>@asterisk @nixCraft Linux is not terrible at all if setup properly. A linux with a decent Apparmor setup is really good for security.
Flatpak is a shame and Android too: It lets Whatsapp and LinkedIn apps slurp all the contacts without even blinking. All Android sandboxing currently just suck.
Only things like island work a little to isolate rogue apps. And nothing protect users from Google on Android.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545382546125478https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/maat/statuses/116545382546125478Sat, 09 May 2026 15:43:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 14:47:58 GMT]]>@nixCraft So, when you see the QR on your laptop, you'll need to scan it with your phone? I guess, this should reveal who (Google account) is trying to open the site.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/oioi/statuses/116545164309016996https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/oioi/statuses/116545164309016996Sat, 09 May 2026 14:47:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:56:47 GMT]]>@nixCraft The funniest part is that a lot of apps use Google libraries (which means most "degoogled" setups aren't actually degoogled) which can act like a copy of Play Services themselves, so those apps could be a viable option for verification if Google insists on an app, but Google's gotta have that invasive Play Services access, right?

edit: Blog post because the article above doesn't cite its sources:

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Introducing Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the next evolution of reCAPTCHA | Google Cloud Blog

Today at Next ‘26, we’re launching Google Cloud Fraud Defense, the trust platform for the agentic web and the next evolution of reCAPTCHA.

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Google Cloud Blog (cloud.google.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544963065284015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544963065284015Sat, 09 May 2026 13:56:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:53:57 GMT]]>@rufus01 @nixCraft Considering many haven't updated from reCAPTCHAv2 I don't think we'll see this much.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544951915932747https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544951915932747Sat, 09 May 2026 13:53:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:52:34 GMT]]>@maat @nixCraft

Linux is a terrible option for general security, which is especially important for a device as personal as your phone. Nothing is encrypted and Flatpak's sandboxing is worse than Android 4.4 and grants broad permissions by default.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544946441668557https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/asterisk/statuses/116544946441668557Sat, 09 May 2026 13:52:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:41:30 GMT]]>@nixCraft so I guess there will be some website that I will not be visiting then.
Too bad for them..

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://n3.mikronod.se/ap/users/116425691858978235/statuses/116544902955652636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://n3.mikronod.se/ap/users/116425691858978235/statuses/116544902955652636Sat, 09 May 2026 13:41:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:20:17 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Google slogan: Be REALLY Evil

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/MusiqueNow/statuses/116544819551661926https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/MusiqueNow/statuses/116544819551661926Sat, 09 May 2026 13:20:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:12:29 GMT]]>@nixCraft when will the new captcha be in production ?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rufus01/statuses/116544788863842007https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rufus01/statuses/116544788863842007Sat, 09 May 2026 13:12:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:57 GMT]]>@nixCraft If it doesn't work, pressure the website owners and bring down the captcha monopol.

Edit: It probably violates accessiblity requirements as well...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruhr.social/users/maunzCache/statuses/116544743531145224https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ruhr.social/users/maunzCache/statuses/116544743531145224Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:28:47 GMT]]>@serk @nixCraft

One petty thing to do would be to just patch the user agent for these devices to say they're iPhones...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116544617022501776https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116544617022501776Sat, 09 May 2026 12:28:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:21:30 GMT]]>@nixCraft Of course governments are ignoring Google's shenanigans, Google spends a lot of money on them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TemplailloAhi/statuses/116544588353835066https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TemplailloAhi/statuses/116544588353835066Sat, 09 May 2026 12:21:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:18:35 GMT]]>@agowa338

@nixCraft just finished reading it XD
Yes as the article said it. This is control over android, and probably degoogle phones will find a fix but it will force them to do suspicious things.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/serk/statuses/116544576888030456https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/serk/statuses/116544576888030456Sat, 09 May 2026 12:18:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:16:55 GMT]]>@nixCraft can you spoof it with an updated browser agent string?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mlabowicz/statuses/116544570346190861https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mlabowicz/statuses/116544570346190861Sat, 09 May 2026 12:16:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:15:48 GMT]]>@maat @nixCraft Degoogled Android phones or those who support Android apps are still an option - huge and productive developer ecosystem

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/116544565983807383https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mihamarkic/statuses/116544565983807383Sat, 09 May 2026 12:15:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users on Sat, 09 May 2026 12:14:22 GMT]]>@serk @nixCraft

According to the article you just don't have to have the Google Play Services on iPhone. Google only demands them for Android phones.

Tbh this feels like they're just trying to do a malicious compliance thing with the . They got slapped so they're trying the next thing...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116544560354987781https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/agowa338/statuses/116544560354987781Sat, 09 May 2026 12:14:22 GMT