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From a user point of view on Firefox, Google captcha is a an absolute hell. Every single time I have to pass few batches of captchas. I'm not on a private wind
by maxwellito 7y ago
From a user point of view on Firefox, Google captcha is a an absolute hell.
Every single time I have to pass few batches of captchas. I'm not on a private window and I'm logged in to Google. So I started to blacklist websites that use Google captcha. and forced myself to change reading habits.
- fractalf 7y agoExactly what I was thinking when writing this question. Seems to me there really is a big demand for something proper, secure and open source. Kind of like how letsencrypt help secure the net
- godot 7y agoThere were a few factors making letsencrypt successful: alternatives were not free, and mainstream browsers were all making attempts to surface unsecured http clearly on address bars. A free open source alternative for captcha will have a harder time getting traction, mainly since the popular option (Google) is already free; and neither business not customers (who are not privacy sensitive) care about the end result unlike the browser and http case.
- Scarbutt 7y agoI have been prompt by google captcha many times here by the HN login.
- dang 7y agoWe turn that on when HN is under certain kinds of attack: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20botnet&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... If you're experiencing it over a long period of time, it might be good to email hn@ycombinator.com. I don't think that should be happening.