CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
Is that good?
![A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/e2bab2c1-ec1c-4ba2-bc82-ce7bea14d59b.webp?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Not just tracking cookies, but browser fingerprinting.
Not just Google, but now Cloudflare.
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https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/buster-captcha-solver-for/mpbjkejclgfgadiemmefgebjfooflfhl
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/buster-captcha-solver/
A useful extension. Works 90% of the time for me.
37 0 ReplyYou are amazing it just works.
2 0 ReplyReviews on the Firefox one says it requires you to download and install another app for it to work. Screw that nonsense.
6 0 ReplyThe success rate of the extension can be improved by simulating user interactions with the help of a client app.
It's optional
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I wish they had mobile versions. :/
4 0 ReplyHoly shit I'm trying this
Edit: it works.
5 0 ReplyThanks. Gonna try this out.
6 0 ReplyAwesome! Thanks.
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