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0 pointssnarfy12y ago0 comments

If they are using your profile, what is the point of recaptcha then? It's circular reasoning.

0 pointssnarfy12y ago0 comments

If they are using your profile, what is the point of recaptcha then? It's circular reasoning.

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brianbreslin12y ago· 2 in thread

You are free labor

Larrikin12y ago

It was one thing when they were digitizing books. I refuse to help them improve Google Maps. I have never correctly entered in a map number. As long as you're only off by one digit they are accepting

sumedh12y ago

> I refuse to help them improve Google Maps. I have never correctly entered in a map number.

So why don't you stop using Google products if you hate it so much?

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smackfu12y ago· 1 in thread

I assume that too many failures puts your profile back into the "hard captcha" pool.

Buge12y ago

They probably count total tries per period of time, not failures. Bots can be accurate if the captcha is easy.

crazypyro12y ago

1. Block people who don't have a profile that may be spammers

2. Free human OCR

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