Wednesday, April 24, 2019

New comment by dual_basis in "Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again"

Even if this is true, the problem is that Google reCAPTCHA is way easier to slap on anything, and for the few hurdles it imposes it is very effective at stopping bots.

I'm not in a position to decide on a human verification mechanism, but I used to do WordPress and Drupal CMS work as a freelancer. The number of non-technical people setting up their own sites on these platforms vastly outnumbers the people who even are aware of some of the downsides to Google reCAPTCHA. Until the mechanisms you described implementing are as easy as installing a plug-in, Google reCAPTCHA is here to stay.



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