Don't worry, billions won't mind, and if you don't follow suit then no internet for you.

They know exactly what they are doing.

They don't need your consent as an individual, they're on a take it or leave it basis because they know the vast majority is too uninformed or unprincipled to care.

And then you'll be in the minute fraction that can't access shit and basically cut off from being online.

I don't even have a camera ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

No worries. Just send a photo of your passport, a bank statement proving your residence, and your telephone number that is connected to your personal identity by law (which it is in almost every country now).

We are not fighting hard enough.

But that doesn't let them link your browser activity on your computer to your phone, and tben sell your browsing habits and biometrics data

That method is mentioned in the article.

They also disable the "accessible" captchas on a whim when they feel like it, so this is also a lie.

Are you new? That option will eventually go away. Especially for people who cannot confirm that they need it.

Instead of coming up with a better way to do all this, they'll spend that time and money coming up with a way to confirm that people are actually blind and actually need the alternative method.

Boiling the frog degree by degree

Speed/convenience.

It's like phones people use their thumb or face to unlock even though that's objectively less secure than a good password.

I feel like this is a slow boil eventually they will make it mandatory that you need to have your fave scanned.

It's worth mentioning by 2027 all new vehicles have to have facial scanners installed and they watch you 247.

Too bad. You're welcome back to partake in The Internet once you do!

I'm willing to believe they toss out the video - after they process it and extract all the positioning and timing information. Toss the bulky vid and keep the metadata.

In fact - similar to how a police officer might erase a recording so the most reliable testimony is their thoughts‡ - once the original video is lost, the metadata becomes the only source of truth.

‡(At ~40 minute mark, the officer describes how he transcribes then erases tape recordings)

Maybe it's a sign that it's time to go outside and touch grass.

Internet has peaked and is now in decline. Glad I got to experience its golden age.

Cool. Now please tell me how to fix this:

I need a job. I desperately need a job. I have very little time left until I'll have to leave the country I called home for 5 years because I can't get a job.

Suddenly all job sites start talking about "suspicious behavior on my account" and block it. But no worries, all I have to do is send them a picture of my passport, videos of my face and my first born, and I'm in business baby!

So what the fuck a.m I supposed to do?

I mean, of course you are completely right, and I too love thrifting and hard sales and and... I still need a job

How the fuck is any of this legal? Why do our politicians sell themselves to the highest bidder to allow these creeps to take everything from us?

are you trying to avoid cliches

Your bastard sword.

Probably your KYC document

“For users with accessibility needs who cannot use hand gestures to complete the challenge, reCAPTCHA continues to provide visual and audio challenges, and develop more accessible and secure alternatives,” Google said.

That was the last paragraph of the article you didn't read. I don't have a camera either, and use a bot to bypass captchas.

PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN!

It's finally going to be real :D but also :(

In the interest of fairness, I have to post an update. Kickstarter had not done anything about the problem for a while, so I stopped using it. I just discovered today that they actually did fix it.