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Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy (thecodersblog.com)
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Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.

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[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 12 points 3 months ago

While Android users are effectively locked out, iOS users, even those running older versions, have more flexibility.

This is what I’m not understanding: are they doing user-agent sniffing or perhaps using a proprietary JavaScript API? Couldn’t de-Googled browsers just pretend to be iOS (as ugly as that would be)?

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

IOS users need to download the recaptcha app.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 3 months ago

I’ve never had to install it; granted I only disable my Google blockers when I need to do something serious (like paying bills) but I’ve never installed the app.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

It's new and they have documentation. My guess is that the global rollout hasn't been done yet and that it will come progressively.

[-] newton@feddit.online 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Strange , not on my grapheneos

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

Maybe hasn't rolled out worldwide yet.

[-] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

And your device doesn't have Google Play Services installed?

[-] newton@feddit.online 1 points 3 months ago

Nope, nothing with google

[-] Sprinks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Impressive, i also have grapheneos and still have google play services. Sandboxed, but still there.

[-] newton@feddit.online 0 points 3 months ago

I usually use obtainium to install my apps, omitting google is a lot of work, the hardest part was email adjustment to posteo.

[-] IceFoxX@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

HoneypotOS

[-] vikingtons@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

how's that

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