Boycott reCAPTCHA (17-23 April)

SAVVYSCLUTTER

I'm boycotting all sites that use reCAPTCHA, including Scratch, from 17 to 23 April.

While on holiday, I tried to download a manual for the TV, which had broken. I could only find it on 1 site, which showed ‘Please upgrade to a supported browser to get a reCAPTCHA challenge’ as I was using my phone. If the site hadn't used reCAPTCHA, I could've downloaded the manual.

reCAPTCHA is more likely to consider you a bot if you use Linux or have no Google account, collects hardware info and browsing history and is unnecessary for most sites.

If enough people boycott reCAPTCHA for a week, some sites will remove it and Google will fix its issues.

Last edited by SAVVYSCLUTTER (April 14, 2023 16:51:54)

ajskateboarder

No thanks

skymover1239

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
I'm considering boycotting all sites that use reCAPTCHA, including Scratch, from 17 to 23 April.

While on holiday, I tried to download a manual for the TV, which had broken. I could only find it on 1 site, which showed ‘Please upgrade to a supported browser to get a reCAPTCHA challenge’ as I was using my phone. If the site hadn't used reCAPTCHA, I could've downloaded the manual.

reCAPTCHA is more likely to consider you a bot if you use Linux or have no Google account, collects hardware info and browsing history and is unnecessary for most sites.

If others boycott reCAPTCHA for a week, some sites will remove it and Google will fix its issues.

Sure I will. Although to be fair, most bot makers probably do use Linux and don't sign up with Google.

Redstone1080

If there was a way to replace reCAPTCHA with hCaptcha automatically then I would do that.

Last edited by Redstone1080 (April 13, 2023 11:36:56)

mybearworld

I have no Google account when not on mobile and it works fine. Google has your data anyways from YouTube and things, unless you Don't use any Google service at all, in which case, sure. Just Upgrade your browser.

Last edited by mybearworld (April 13, 2023 11:41:07)

BreadcatGames

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
I'm considering boycotting all sites that use reCAPTCHA, including Scratch, from 17 to 23 April.

While on holiday, I tried to download a manual for the TV, which had broken. I could only find it on 1 site, which showed ‘Please upgrade to a supported browser to get a reCAPTCHA challenge’ as I was using my phone. If the site hadn't used reCAPTCHA, I could've downloaded the manual.

reCAPTCHA is more likely to consider you a bot if you use Linux or have no Google account, collects hardware info and browsing history and is unnecessary for most sites.

If others boycott reCAPTCHA for a week, some sites will remove it and Google will fix its issues.

reCAPTCHA works fine for me on Linux with no google account, wdym

GIitchInTheMatrix

reCAPTCHA works fine when logged out of google accounts.
Google inherently has access to a lot of browsing history.
Good luck boycotting the site you’re on.
And how will many sites work against bots? Sure, cyber security is important, but who cares that you need to do a CAPTCHA when online? And why should sites be forced to bend to work for BlackBerryOS, a very outdated operating system?

NFlex23

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
If others boycott reCAPTCHA for a week, some sites will remove it and Google will fix its issues.

Do you really think a few ATers not using reCAPTCHA for a week will change anything? I guarantee you it won't.

SAVVYSCLUTTER

mybearworld wrote:
Just Upgrade your browser.

'Upgrade your browser' = ‘Dispose of your device’

SAVVYSCLUTTER

BreadcatGames wrote:
reCAPTCHA works fine for me on Linux with no google account, wdym

It works but is more likely to tell the site owner you're a bot.

GIitchInTheMatrix

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
mybearworld wrote:
Just Upgrade your browser.
'Upgrade your browser' = ‘Dispose of your device’

Why should any site have to support old devices which aren’t even supported?

BreadcatGames

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
BreadcatGames wrote:
reCAPTCHA works fine for me on Linux with no google account, wdym
It works but is more likely to tell the site owner you're a bot.

Explain please? I don’t see how Linux and lack of google would cause reCAPTCHA to think I’m a bot. It works just fine for me.

BreadcatGames

Really, using phones and browsers this old is a hobbyist activity. People aren’t going to go out of their way so you can use a browser that barely even supports HTTPS

ScratchCatHELLO

alternatively, use a phone that wasn't made a decade ago.

PPPDUD

While I will not boycott existing websites, I will not add reCAPTCHA to my sites.

BreadcatGames

PPPDUD wrote:
While I will not boycott existing websites, I will not add reCAPTCHA to my sites.

Your site doesn’t even need reCAPTCHA anyways

SAVVYSCLUTTER

BreadcatGames wrote:
I don’t see how Linux and lack of google would cause reCAPTCHA to think I’m a bot.

skymover1239 wrote:
Most bot makers probably do use Linux and don't sign up with Google.

Last edited by SAVVYSCLUTTER (April 14, 2023 16:06:00)

BreadcatGames

SAVVYSCLUTTER wrote:
BreadcatGames wrote:
I don’t see how Linux and lack of google would cause reCAPTCHA to think I’m a bot.
skymover1239 wrote:
Most bot
makers probably do use Linux and don't
sign up with Google.

Keyword there is probably, doesn’t give any factually solid evidence that Linux users are being “flagged”

bigspeedfpv

how do you plan to boycott recaptcha lole

as far as i'm aware linux users don't get flagged more often - it takes your history on other recaptcha sites, user agent, mouse/kb movements etc into account mainly

SAVVYSCLUTTER

bigspeedfpv wrote:
how do you plan to boycott recaptcha lole

I won't visit any sites that use it for a week.

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