cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724

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.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    36·
    22 hours ago

    Any website that chooses to use this service will simply not get my traffic. If enough people feel the same, those websites will lose clicks and eventually tell Google to pound sand.

    Imagine the utter hubris on these fuckers to think that people will get a google device just to access a website.

    Or to think that an average user sitting at home would run to another room to grab their phone so they can verify themselves on the desktop just to visit blackcougar.com

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      5 hours ago

      1 year later

      Government website you have to use to pay your water bill: “Confirm you are a human…”

      • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        I either use my banking website or go into city hall clerks office to pay it in person. I’ve never once had to go to the actual government website. It’s an option, but not mandatory.