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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago

Google is testing a new CAPTCHA that asks you to make hand gestures on camera

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Google is testing a new CAPTCHA that asks you to make hand gestures on camera

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago

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Google’s new CAPTCHA asks users to wave hand at camera, users fear privacy trade-off

Google's new hand-gesture verification system uses camera-based movements to distinguish humans from bots, prompting privacy concerns among some users despite assurances that videos are deleted after processing.

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my pc does not even have a camera lol
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  Microsoft required all OEM laptops to have webcams though. That’s a significant amount of devices.

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