Are YOU a robot?

[AndrewFlannigan]

I wonder just how much business is lost by companies buying into the ghastly Captcha systems that claim to distinguish between humans and machines?

I just won't deal with a site that uses them, especially those absurd tiny picture types. Does anyone have anything to say in favour of these things? Here's my own Captcha ready image...

 

[stevewestern]

No. Nothing to say in favour at all. I'm with you on this.

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

I couldn't care less one way or the other. Not a big deal....

 

[Sky]

The ones that use them keep out search engine snoops like Google - gets my vote.

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

The ones that use them keep out search engine snoops like Google - gets my vote.

How do they achieve that?

When I wrote search engine code, we just scanned the directories of target machines, starting at the URL root.

 

[Sky]

I've no idea Andrew, it's just what I was told. I have enough trouble with the code for my debit card . . .

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

I have enough trouble with the code for my debit card . . .

Alas, it comes to us all!

 

[Ricardodaforce]

Apple: Explained: How Apple may kill CAPTCHAs with this new feature

If you have been on the internet then the thing called CAPTCHAs must have annoyed at least one time or the other. “Click on all the traffic lights” or those random upper case, lower case, numbers that you invariably get wrong to prove that you are a human and not a robot is something most people...

www.gadgetsnow.com

 

[Cobra]

I don't come across it very often, but occasionally ebay throws it at me.
It doesn't really bother me, I just find it ironic that AI wants me to prove I'm not a robot.

 

[Fuji Dave]

I couldn't care less one way or the other. Not a big deal....

Same as Bob.

 

[ecoleman]

The ones that use them keep out search engine snoops like Google - gets my vote.

Captcha / reCaptcha (the most commonly used) is owned by Google

 

[jakeblu]

I personally don't have a problem with it and as far as I know its there to make sure its not an automated attempt (robot) to hack your account with repeated tries at your password.

 

[wyx087]

Are you sure you are not a robot?

View: https://youtu.be/ru6fi4O4lp4

 

[chphoto]

I absolutely had to dig this old gem out - it’s from 2011 and somehow I managed to find the post on my fb profile…

How on earth does the system expect you to enter mathematical expressions in a simple text box