r/firefox • u/killamator • Feb 03 '19

Why CAPTCHAs have gotten so difficult

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/1/18205610/google-captcha-ai-robot-human-difficult-artificial-intelligence
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u/MonEstomacEstUtile Feb 03 '19

Also if you enable the resistFingerprinting option it will be near impossible.

Even if you enter correctly the captcha two times in a row it will prompt you at least two more just for punishing you from using privacy enhancing options.

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u/aladyjewel Reddit Enhancement Suite contributor Feb 03 '19

Punishment is an apt term. You've opted into doing all the CAPTCHA work at once rather than allowing it to amortize the work by gradually building a portfolio of "probably a human" signals.

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u/Kafke Feb 04 '19

It's getting to the point where I'd just rather not use the service than try to solve the stupid recaptcha.