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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)

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[–] ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip 111 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Don't have a webcam on my desktop (main PC) and I have no intention of getting one.

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[–] undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Don't worry, it will ask you to scan a QR code to complete the verification on your phone.

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[–] OutsideBoxYouMustThink@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

That made me chuckle

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[–] wonderfulvoltaire@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Jokes aside don't give them ideas

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[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 38 points 2 months ago (1 child)

They already do this

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[–] The_Grinch@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah and they enroll any phone against your will too. Last month google randomly decided an android VM I spun up for like ten minutes then deleted was my primary device and wanted me to use it to log in.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

What's the joke?

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[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

No phone. Now what?

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[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago

You're shit out of luck

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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I always buy the cheapest phone and usually they dont have built in qr code scanner. My current phone doesnt. And no, im not downloading some shitty feature-stuffed adware app just to scan qr codes

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[–] undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago*

Slightly off topic, but if you need a QR code scanner there are really good open source ones available on F-Droid. Such is SecScanQR which I have been using for quite a while.

If you need a utility app chances are an open source one already exists. Avoid crapware from the Play Store.

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[–] phobiac@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

There hasn't been a need for a dedicated QR code scanning application on Android or iOS for years now, it's just a feature of the camera application.

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[–] thousandyardstare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago