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"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724

i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

screenshot of text: Important: Mobile verification for Google Cloud Fraud Defense is an experimental challenge type in Preview. Visual and audio challenges are available as alternatives for users who can't complete mobile verification. To use them, click the Visual or Audio buttons.

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[+] -26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No; they said you can use Android.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Android ≠ Linux

    Android is based on a modified version of Linux, and owned by Google. Linux is independent.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Android is Linux. Not all Linux systems are Android, but all Android systems are Linux.

    It’s not necessarily helpful to those on desktop Linux, but it is Linux if someone wants to be a purist about which operating systems run on their hardware.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    So, throw an android image into a virtual machine?

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  • [+] -6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Seems a little round-about. But if you want, I guess you could do that for some reason.

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