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More and more websites want proof you’re human. Blame the bots
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The article explains the prevalence of CAPTCHA systems online, which require users to prove they are human by completing visual or interactive challenges, and attributes their widespread adoption to the rise of automated bots.
More and more websites want proof you’re human. Blame the bots
Ars Electronica, CC BY-NC
You’re trying to book concert tickets before they sell out. You click the link and before you can make the payment, you’re asked to identify traffic lights, bicycles or blurry crosswalks in a grid of tiny images.
Again.
For many people, this has become a routine part of life. Logging into financial apps, shopping online or creating accounts increasingly involves “proving you are human”.
These systems are known as CAPTCHA. Why are they everywhere?
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