▲ 268 ▼ Google will now verify if you're a human by turning on your webcam and asking you to wave your hand (docs.cloud.google.com) submitted 3 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1206212/google-will-now-verify-if-you-re-a-human-by-turning-on-your-webcam-and-asking-you-to-wav
[+] etherphon@piefed.social 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (4 children) that’s ok it’s optional, the op is baiting you guys like you’re moronic enough to fall for it oh wait you guys are gg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago (3 children) Whether or not it's optional it's still pretty dystopian. And I think we've seen the path before where something optional but "more secure" becomes mandatory and everything else gets shut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (2 children) hand gestures on webcam are already used to verify id, this is nothing new maybe to lemmy who don’t have jobs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zomg@piefed.world 14 points 3 months ago* Are you okay? Insulting lemmy for jobs while being on lemmy is moronic. People having concerns for this stuff is how we have things like the fucking platform your on and many other things. You have too much shit to be grateful for to be saying some absolutely moronic shit like that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I only use Lemmy if I'm on the clock. Im probably one of the few who's comments are high enough quality to justify paying for them. Granted, he doesn't know he is paying for it but my boss might join Lemmy one day and get to see the fruits of my labor/his money. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (4 children) that’s ok it’s optional, the op is baiting you guys like you’re moronic enough to fall for it oh wait you guys are gg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago (3 children) Whether or not it's optional it's still pretty dystopian. And I think we've seen the path before where something optional but "more secure" becomes mandatory and everything else gets shut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (2 children) hand gestures on webcam are already used to verify id, this is nothing new maybe to lemmy who don’t have jobs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zomg@piefed.world 14 points 3 months ago* Are you okay? Insulting lemmy for jobs while being on lemmy is moronic. People having concerns for this stuff is how we have things like the fucking platform your on and many other things. You have too much shit to be grateful for to be saying some absolutely moronic shit like that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I only use Lemmy if I'm on the clock. Im probably one of the few who's comments are high enough quality to justify paying for them. Granted, he doesn't know he is paying for it but my boss might join Lemmy one day and get to see the fruits of my labor/his money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago (3 children) Whether or not it's optional it's still pretty dystopian. And I think we've seen the path before where something optional but "more secure" becomes mandatory and everything else gets shut off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (2 children) hand gestures on webcam are already used to verify id, this is nothing new maybe to lemmy who don’t have jobs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zomg@piefed.world 14 points 3 months ago* Are you okay? Insulting lemmy for jobs while being on lemmy is moronic. People having concerns for this stuff is how we have things like the fucking platform your on and many other things. You have too much shit to be grateful for to be saying some absolutely moronic shit like that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I only use Lemmy if I'm on the clock. Im probably one of the few who's comments are high enough quality to justify paying for them. Granted, he doesn't know he is paying for it but my boss might join Lemmy one day and get to see the fruits of my labor/his money. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone -27 points 3 months ago (2 children) hand gestures on webcam are already used to verify id, this is nothing new maybe to lemmy who don’t have jobs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zomg@piefed.world 14 points 3 months ago* Are you okay? Insulting lemmy for jobs while being on lemmy is moronic. People having concerns for this stuff is how we have things like the fucking platform your on and many other things. You have too much shit to be grateful for to be saying some absolutely moronic shit like that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I only use Lemmy if I'm on the clock. Im probably one of the few who's comments are high enough quality to justify paying for them. Granted, he doesn't know he is paying for it but my boss might join Lemmy one day and get to see the fruits of my labor/his money. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zomg@piefed.world 14 points 3 months ago* Are you okay? Insulting lemmy for jobs while being on lemmy is moronic. People having concerns for this stuff is how we have things like the fucking platform your on and many other things. You have too much shit to be grateful for to be saying some absolutely moronic shit like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago I only use Lemmy if I'm on the clock. Im probably one of the few who's comments are high enough quality to justify paying for them. Granted, he doesn't know he is paying for it but my boss might join Lemmy one day and get to see the fruits of my labor/his money. permalink fedilink source parent