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Isn't there a good OSS alternative for ReCaptcha?
by rapnie 8y ago
Isn't there a good OSS alternative for ReCaptcha?
- dfabulich 8y agoCaptchas inherently require some security by obscurity; they're not a good fit for OSS solutions.
- ummonk 8y agoThe Turing test. Have one of your ops chat with them to see if they’re a bot.
- mcv 8y agoI'm doubtful about any good solution for having computers decide whether we are sufficiently human.
- speedplane 8y ago> I'm doubtful about any good solution for having computers decide whether we are sufficiently human. Two questions: - Couldn't a computer just temporarily hire a human to prove there is a human involved? - Why are we using recaptcha or verifying humanity anyway? I understand stopping spam, scams, and fraud, but scraping already public data doesn't present significant harm.
- mcv 8y agoYeah, it shouldn't be used to limit public data. The main use is to prevent spammers from spamming fora or registering thousands of throwaway email addresses.