Google is today announcing an improved version of CAPTCHA that it’s calling the ‘NoCAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.’ While it sounds like a mouthful, the new service has some great benefits for users. We’ve known ...

Someday, CAPTCHA security tests -- designed to make sure you’re not a bot -- will seem as unnecessary as a middle-aged man being carded at a bar. But, since bio-factor recognition is not yet ...

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Google on Wednesday announced the no-CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA, a kinder, gentler way of distinguishing human Web surfers from bots. The new system requires that users confirm their humanity by checking a box ...

Facebook is running tests of a new CAPTCHA system that requires users to upload a clear photo of their face to prove the account is not fake and belongs to a new person. The new tests were spotted ...

Google’s brilliant solution to one of the Internet’s most annoying problems If there’s one thing more annoying than passwords, it’s CAPTCHA puzzles that websites use to screen out robots from ...

Facebook has introduced a new CAPTCHA alternative that involves uploading a selfie in order to verify users. The social media site is consistantly trying to improve privacy and tackle online bots that ...

An independent programmer is dead-set on making CAPTCHA tests fun for a change. So instead of identifying pictures of buses and traffic lights, now you can prove you’re a human by gunning down demonic ...

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Loathe it as we do, the captcha goes a long way to preventing websites from being inundated with spam comments produced by nefarious software. However, there’s room for improvement, and rather than ...

The CAPTCHA: a familiar sight to any Internet user who's ever had to log in anywhere on the Web. It's supposed to be simple - you correctly punch in some random squiggly, generated words to prove ...