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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern Technology editor

I am not a robot: iOS verification update marks end of ‘captchas’

Captchas are the little tests you sometimes see when signing up to a website to help stop fraud.
Captchas are the little tests you sometimes see when signing up to a website to help stop fraud. Photograph: Jorge Perez/Alamy

An annoyance, an important security feature, an uncomfortable existential request: however you feel about being asked to prove you are not a robot, it has become a daily occurrence for most of us, but perhaps not one we would miss.

A new feature in the upcoming versions of iOS and macOS, Apple’s operating systems for iPhones and computers, promises to give the boot to “captchas” once and for all. Called “automatic verification”, the technology will allow sites to verify you are not a robot without you having to do anything at all.

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