Only approved phones can pass Google’s new reCAPTCHA, locking out privacy-focused alternatives

3 days ago by lemmydividebyzero to c/privacy

RodgeGrabTheCat 35 points 3 days ago

More and more people are taking back their privacy. Sites using the new system will have less traffic.

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floofloof 37 points 3 days ago

I expect it's still such a tiny proportion compared to those using stock Android and iPhone that the dip in traffic won't even register for most sites. It's just an inconvenience for those of us who use privacy-focused phones for now, but it's also one more brick in the wall being built globally to lock us out of online life.

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justOnePersistentKbinPlease 5 points 3 days ago

One issue is that government services are increasingly online, accessible through forms that are "safeguarded" by google recaptcha.

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Zoot 7 points 2 days ago

I really hate how much of the government has been handed to corporations to run for us. From court being on zoom, to needing a Google account or Google phone just to access forms.

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Hudell 4 points 2 days ago

I'm still not on graphene, but even on android I'm not gonna read a QR code to pass a captcha test

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