▲ 156 ▼ Scan to Verify You're Human (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 months ago by Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/66542364 No I don't think so
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) What's contained in the QR code? Is it "just" a web URL or is it intended to start an app? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) It's a Google website address that's supposed to be opened on a different device. If you don't have a second device you're out of luck and can't advance permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Isn't that a really easy captcha to defeat then? Just send the URL to another one in your bot farm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago As I understand it, you can't just real a url from the code and enter it into your browser. You have to have their app installed on your phone to read it with, which then somehow sends to google to unlock the page. So obviously the code contains the IP address/fingerprint of your desktop and/or a code linked to that instance of the captcha page. The purpose is so they can link your desktop browser to your phone = to your identity, for the giant database. Linking all the devices you use to your ID has long been a goal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) It has to be a mobile device with a phone number. When I tried this out a while ago the QR code prompts your phone to open its SMS app to send a text message. It can't be opened on a desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's not going to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) It's a Google website address that's supposed to be opened on a different device. If you don't have a second device you're out of luck and can't advance permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Isn't that a really easy captcha to defeat then? Just send the URL to another one in your bot farm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago As I understand it, you can't just real a url from the code and enter it into your browser. You have to have their app installed on your phone to read it with, which then somehow sends to google to unlock the page. So obviously the code contains the IP address/fingerprint of your desktop and/or a code linked to that instance of the captcha page. The purpose is so they can link your desktop browser to your phone = to your identity, for the giant database. Linking all the devices you use to your ID has long been a goal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) It has to be a mobile device with a phone number. When I tried this out a while ago the QR code prompts your phone to open its SMS app to send a text message. It can't be opened on a desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's not going to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (2 children) Isn't that a really easy captcha to defeat then? Just send the URL to another one in your bot farm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago As I understand it, you can't just real a url from the code and enter it into your browser. You have to have their app installed on your phone to read it with, which then somehow sends to google to unlock the page. So obviously the code contains the IP address/fingerprint of your desktop and/or a code linked to that instance of the captcha page. The purpose is so they can link your desktop browser to your phone = to your identity, for the giant database. Linking all the devices you use to your ID has long been a goal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) It has to be a mobile device with a phone number. When I tried this out a while ago the QR code prompts your phone to open its SMS app to send a text message. It can't be opened on a desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's not going to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago As I understand it, you can't just real a url from the code and enter it into your browser. You have to have their app installed on your phone to read it with, which then somehow sends to google to unlock the page. So obviously the code contains the IP address/fingerprint of your desktop and/or a code linked to that instance of the captcha page. The purpose is so they can link your desktop browser to your phone = to your identity, for the giant database. Linking all the devices you use to your ID has long been a goal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freedickpics@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) It has to be a mobile device with a phone number. When I tried this out a while ago the QR code prompts your phone to open its SMS app to send a text message. It can't be opened on a desktop permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's not going to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago Ok, that's not going to happen. permalink fedilink source parent
