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"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it
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Arthur Besse lemmy.ml cypherpunks@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2022-01-17
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screenshot of google support webpage with text: To complete the mobile verification, you must use a compatible mobile device. If verifying on iOS/iPadOS device with version 15.0-16.4, download the reCAPTCHA app in the App Store. After installation, return to the challenge to try again. If verifying on Android device with Google Play Services version older than 25.41.30, upgrade to the latest Google Play Services version. After upgrading, return to the challenge to try again. Scan to Verify You're Human. Use your phone's camera app to scan this QR code. This securely links your device. Mobile Verification. Verification will initialize the reCAPTCHA app on your device.

i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

screenshot of text: Important: Mobile verification for Google Cloud Fraud Defense is an experimental challenge type in Preview. Visual and audio challenges are available as alternatives for users who can't complete mobile verification. To use them, click the Visual or Audio buttons.
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Onno (VK6FLAB) lemmy.radio vk6flab@lemmy.radio
Joined: 2024-03-04
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The word you're looking for is .. abomination.
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Anekdoteles feddit.org Anekdoteles@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-03-28
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How is that supposed to be a valuable challenge or at least one, that is not easily automatable? They would need to read the phones gyroscope activity to identify bots.
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