<![CDATA[reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people.]]>RE: https://infosec.exchange/@masek/116544804984700760

reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. The latest iteration forces people to install an app from Google on their mobile device.

If you run a web app or site, do not use it, for any reason. You're selling out your audience or your customers (and don't even get paid for it).

As Martin says, it's yet another attempt from Google to destroy the Internet (by controlling it).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/ac5a975e-8c56-4b47-83bd-13f9db69ff88/recaptcha-which-is-owned-and-operated-by-google-exists-solely-to-data-mine-people.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:42:51 GMTSat, 09 May 2026 13:24:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 20:18:16 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs

Yeah, if people want me to read their site they won't use this. I'm not letting recaptcha connect my Google account with the websites I visit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/monkeyben/statuses/116546463079670369https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/monkeyben/statuses/116546463079670369Sat, 09 May 2026 20:18:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 20:04:36 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs @lisamelton Recap is owned by google? How did I not know this?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BenCotterill/statuses/116546409336427078https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BenCotterill/statuses/116546409336427078Sat, 09 May 2026 20:04:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:40:05 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs Is it sad that TODAY the sole reason it exists is this one. It's not efficient for anti-bot protection. But back in time it was a way to crowdsource transcriptions of texts that were hard for a machine to read.

I wish there were alternatives that were still focused on helping others! Lots of CPU-time is spent with POW algorithms that could be spent solving actual problems. Lots of human time is spent with CAPTCHAs that serve only to train AIs or provide a weak anti-bot protection instead of helping people.

Balancing difficulty is a hard problem: original reCAPTCHA had two words, one unknown and other known, which limits how challenges can be constructed. We can't just make a "write the alt text of those two images" challenge or "select which alt texts match this image".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116546077057077129https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116546077057077129Sat, 09 May 2026 18:40:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:43:46 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs wtf!?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rubber.social/users/F3715H/statuses/116545855571050282https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rubber.social/users/F3715H/statuses/116545855571050282Sat, 09 May 2026 17:43:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 17:40:57 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs this will be interesting what site implement the recaptcha that requires an app.

When I see it I will immediately hit the back button

Maaaaaaaaan, funk dat!!!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/ap/users/115588296584761431/statuses/116545844497456962https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/ap/users/115588296584761431/statuses/116545844497456962Sat, 09 May 2026 17:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:19:40 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs the sheer idea is and should be outlawed as & .

- needs to be fucking banned and dismantled for good!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116545524886760207https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116545524886760207Sat, 09 May 2026 16:19:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 15:26:03 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs @masek Ekelhaft...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/the_alsatian/statuses/116545314049911303https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/the_alsatian/statuses/116545314049911303Sat, 09 May 2026 15:26:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 15:05:10 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs That's going to be a lot of closing websites, even more than the 'disable adblocker to see this page'

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johns_priv/statuses/116545231957594227https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Johns_priv/statuses/116545231957594227Sat, 09 May 2026 15:05:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 14:44:46 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs I got one of these popups this morning on my desktop that has no webcam. I was just like "nope...moving on to a different site without this shit."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/aarparca/statuses/116545151757128053https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/aarparca/statuses/116545151757128053Sat, 09 May 2026 14:44:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:56:02 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs WHAT! That’s so gross!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bitbang.social/users/billgoats/statuses/116544960109762949https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bitbang.social/users/billgoats/statuses/116544960109762949Sat, 09 May 2026 13:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to reCaptcha (which is owned and operated by Google) exists solely to data-mine people. on Sat, 09 May 2026 13:35:56 GMT]]>@thomasfuchs There are alternatives! And is don’t mean only other service providers of similar solution but other solutions for the spam prevention problem.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/rpsu/statuses/116544881082054829https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/rpsu/statuses/116544881082054829Sat, 09 May 2026 13:35:56 GMT