Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Gotta CAPTCHA them all! (Or not?)

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Check out this recent WIRED article about CAPTCHAs if you're interested in the past and future of ensuring that humans (and not bots) are the ones signing up for online services.

Are we moving to a post-CAPTCHA world, or will they stick around for years to come?

1 comment:

  1. It is interesting how there is so much innovation focusing on different Captcha systems. Amazon and Google have come up with some great ways for now, but I wonder how long these will remain secure. There seems to be a balance between making it difficult for a bot to pass through, while still allowing humans to view content easily.

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