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I can’t stand CAPTCHAs. I assumed I’ve been seeing them more and more because I use a password manager and websites flag this as a possible bot. Anyone else?

lotsofpulp 6y ago
I assume it’s because I’m using macOS/iOS content blocker and it’s blocking stuff the websites were using to identify me.
- TheRealSteel 6y ago
  I use first party isolation in Firefox so I trip the worst possible challenge for every captcha. I think it's awful we've allowed Google to trick us into placing trackers on every site in existence that also force us to do free work for them. There has to be a better solution.
whymauri 6y ago
Also, they're getting significantly harder/adversarial as bots get better. I've never failed these picture Captchas as often as I have the last three weeks.
- chillacy 6y ago
  I noticed they also get harder on a VPN and I encounter more of them with non-chrome browsers.
cranekam 6y ago
How would a website know you use a password manager?
- banana_giraffe 6y ago
  I'd guess a website can trigger off how fast a password is entered in the input field. That said, I'd expect a large chunk of users to use their browser's password manager, if nothing else.
  - Riseed 6y ago
    Password managers can also have a "go & fill" option that opens a new tab with the applicable URL, fills the login credentials, and submits. Even without specifically tracking how fast a password is entered into the password field, a website could trigger for all instances when a user manages to log in within 1 second of the first request.
    - banana_giraffe 6y ago
      Interesting: So does Chrome. Sometimes. I've never tracked down what causes it to do this, but there's at least one site I use it with where it clicks "submit" (or some moral equivalent) on its own when filling out the login page. Probably something the website opted into. No clue.

lotsofpulp 6y ago

I assume it’s because I’m using macOS/iOS content blocker and it’s blocking stuff the websites were using to identify me.

TheRealSteel 6y ago
I use first party isolation in Firefox so I trip the worst possible challenge for every captcha. I think it's awful we've allowed Google to trick us into placing trackers on every site in existence that also force us to do free work for them. There has to be a better solution.

whymauri 6y ago

Also, they're getting significantly harder/adversarial as bots get better. I've never failed these picture Captchas as often as I have the last three weeks.

chillacy 6y ago
I noticed they also get harder on a VPN and I encounter more of them with non-chrome browsers.

cranekam 6y ago

How would a website know you use a password manager?

banana_giraffe 6y ago
I'd guess a website can trigger off how fast a password is entered in the input field. That said, I'd expect a large chunk of users to use their browser's password manager, if nothing else.
- Riseed 6y ago
  Password managers can also have a "go & fill" option that opens a new tab with the applicable URL, fills the login credentials, and submits. Even without specifically tracking how fast a password is entered into the password field, a website could trigger for all instances when a user manages to log in within 1 second of the first request.
  - banana_giraffe 6y ago
    Interesting: So does Chrome. Sometimes. I've never tracked down what causes it to do this, but there's at least one site I use it with where it clicks "submit" (or some moral equivalent) on its own when filling out the login page. Probably something the website opted into. No clue.