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Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy (thecodersblog.com)
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Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.

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[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 2 weeks ago

I’ve never had to install it; granted I only disable my Google blockers when I need to do something serious (like paying bills) but I’ve never installed the app.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's new and they have documentation. My guess is that the global rollout hasn't been done yet and that it will come progressively.

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