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Ellen Jennings-Trace

"A tracking cookie farm for profit" - report claims reCAPTCHA has caused 819 million hours of wasted human time, and billions in Google profits

Robotic hand clicking on captcha 'I am not a robot'. .

  • reCAPTCHA tests are not particularly effective at blocking security threats, research claims
  • Security tests are also costing millions of hours in lost time for users
  • New 'invisible challenges' could be an alternative for businesses
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