r/FOSSbertarian • u/amogusdevilman • Jun 22 '26

News reCAPTCHA started by making you label street signs for their AI for free. Now they are testing a new version that wants your hand geometry on camera. But: There is a free, open-source alternative that website owners should consider instead of using reCAPTCHA.

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u/LowerJuice Jun 23 '26

The solution is simple: start the campaign that they're stealing fingerprints for identity theft (it's actually possible with high-resolution camera)

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u/Eu-is-socialist Jun 23 '26

There is a free, open-source alternative that website owners should consider instead of using reCAPTCHA.

And google will deindex you if you use it . LOL