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"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it (lemmy.nz)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/privacy@programming.dev

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I encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

I confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

The old type of captcha remains available too, for now:

OC writeup by @cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Reminder to NOT use or support archive.today or archive.is

[–] square@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why, what did they...ooohhh

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm out of the loop, what did you find?

EDIT: I guess you're talking about this? From a first reddit page about why is it down I could find.

The owner did it to themselves, by mounting a surreptitious DDoS campaign and altering the content of the archives to slander people, thus making it an unreliable source. This prompted Wikipedia to (correctly) remove it from all outbound links.

It's moot if it's online anymore or not - it's not a valid archive.