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@ooli2@lemm.ee to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 3 months ago

CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google

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CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google

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A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
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  • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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    2•3 months ago

    Better than not asking you any questions and just going in an infinite loop!

    • @Strykker@programming.dev
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      If your getting looped by turnstile maybe you need to stop being a bot?

      Literally never had an issue with it.

      • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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        2•3 months ago

        Its a false positive. That’s the point.

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