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Yep. With the possibility of almost uniquely identifying us on the web through fingerprinting... Google, of all companies is in the perfect position to know th

Yep. With the possibility of almost uniquely identifying us on the web through fingerprinting... Google, of all companies is in the perfect position to know that my web request was made by me... And therefore I'm not a robot. You can only conclude that recaptcha is a ml training exercise.

bpicolo 8y ago
>You can only conclude that recaptcha is a ml training exercise. They're not secretive about it https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/ https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/
DigitalBison 8y ago
> With the possibility of almost uniquely identifying us on the web through fingerprinting... Google, of all companies is in the perfect position to know that my web request was made by me... And therefore I'm not a robot. The article explains that this is part of what reCAPTCHA does, e.g.: > Finally they combine all of this data with their knowledge of the person using the computer. Almost everyone on the Internet uses something owned by Google – search, mail, ads, maps – and as you know Google Tracks All Of Your Things. When you click that checkbox, Google reviews your browser history to see if it looks convincingly human. But your point is otherwise right in that it's used for ML training, which Google admits as another commenter pointed out.
- gregknicholson 8y ago
  > Finally they combine all of this data with their knowledge of the person using the computer. Almost everyone on the Internet uses something owned by Google – search, mail, ads, maps – and as you know Google Tracks All Of Your Things. Human [n]: Entity that uses Google®-brand services. — Google Dictionary, 2020 edition
felipemnoa 8y ago
Maybe, maybe not. From time to time google forces me to prove I'm not a robot because of unusual search queries. Either my queries are unusual or I have an infected computer. The thing is, it also happens to me on my iPhone. Or, maybe they feel I'm not pulling my own weight, seeing as I rarely ever click on adds. They probably need more monkeys to feed the beast so I get selected to train their AI beast. Edit: It could also be that I'm always running on incognito mode.

bpicolo 8y ago

>You can only conclude that recaptcha is a ml training exercise. They're not secretive about it https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/ https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/

DigitalBison 8y ago

> With the possibility of almost uniquely identifying us on the web through fingerprinting... Google, of all companies is in the perfect position to know that my web request was made by me... And therefore I'm not a robot. The article explains that this is part of what reCAPTCHA does, e.g.: > Finally they combine all of this data with their knowledge of the person using the computer. Almost everyone on the Internet uses something owned by Google – search, mail, ads, maps – and as you know Google Tracks All Of Your Things. When you click that checkbox, Google reviews your browser history to see if it looks convincingly human. But your point is otherwise right in that it's used for ML training, which Google admits as another commenter pointed out.

gregknicholson 8y ago
> Finally they combine all of this data with their knowledge of the person using the computer. Almost everyone on the Internet uses something owned by Google – search, mail, ads, maps – and as you know Google Tracks All Of Your Things. Human [n]: Entity that uses Google®-brand services. — Google Dictionary, 2020 edition

felipemnoa 8y ago

Maybe, maybe not. From time to time google forces me to prove I'm not a robot because of unusual search queries. Either my queries are unusual or I have an infected computer. The thing is, it also happens to me on my iPhone. Or, maybe they feel I'm not pulling my own weight, seeing as I rarely ever click on adds. They probably need more monkeys to feed the beast so I get selected to train their AI beast. Edit: It could also be that I'm always running on incognito mode.