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99.999% of people don't give a shit and don't even know what this means. They'll follow the instructions. These are the same 99.999% of people who press win+R c
by tardedmeme 6mo ago
99.999% of people don't give a shit and don't even know what this means. They'll follow the instructions. These are the same 99.999% of people who press win+R ctrl+V enter when the captcha prompts them to. Because do this to see the dancing bunnies.
- mrguyorama 6mo agoThey will do exactly as it says while also ceaselessly complaining, completely unable to connect their choice to use a website with the pain of using that website. There's some sort of serious issue with learned helplessness or something
- ronsor 6mo agoYeah, this is going to turn into another malware vector, isn't it?
- tardedmeme 6mo agoDiscord has a feature where you can log into your account on your PC by scanning a code on your phone. So does Binance.
- mystraline 6mo agoSo does Signal.
- warkdarrior 6mo agoBut Signal is secure(TM)!
- EmbarrassedHelp 6mo agoBut none of those options are requirements to access the service.
- tardedmeme 6mo agoThey're requirements to access my website though! To prove you're not a bot, scan this QR code - with Discord.
- xp84 6mo agoThose are good things though? They’re about logging in, on purpose. Not about attesting to Google that you have a proper smartphone as a proxy for your humanity, like this thing.
- tardedmeme 6mo agoTo prove you're not a bot, scan this QR code with Discord.
- KellyCriterion 6mo ago> press win+R ctrl+V LOL is this real? I guess yes, because yesterday ReCaptcha asked me to screenshot a QR-code with the mobilephone :-D
- EvanAnderson 6mo agoIt is. There are fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs on pwned Wordpress sites that instruct users to run Powershell scripts.
- snailmailman 6mo agoIt’s a common thing for malware. But people are going to be more likely to fall for it when mainstream sites ask you to complete weird tasks with your phone to verify your identity.
- duskdozer 6mo agoPeople are constantly made to jump through strange hoops to do things on the internet. Unless you're really keyed in to what's going on, it's easy to fall for stuff like that.