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Google revamping Captcha verification system to be easier than typing jumbled text

article published on 5 December, 2014

Do you get annoyed with recaptcha prompts that require you to identify jumbled up text and type it into a field to prove you are not a robot? Google feels your pain and is trying to help. The idea behind the recaptca system is simple; you are presented with distorted text and you type the text into a box. This task is possible for humans to solve (though some kind it more difficult than ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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_ 		5. December 2014 @ 15:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Personally, they should rid the world of 'captcha' as it's ghetto and a total P.I.T.A. They should simply put up with and endure the bots.

I know I know, it's a bullet-biter but it's better than pissing off every last living and breathing soul with the ultra hated 'captcha'
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SchmilK
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_ 		5. December 2014 @ 22:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Something most people don't know is your amswers in captcha are actually assisting with ocr algorithms. The first of 2 words is a known image, the second word is an unsure word that you have just given the answer to and assisted in making OCR better.
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