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Google's next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones
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this post was submitted on 07 May 2026
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I would never scan a qr code to verify that I'm not a bot. I'd simply close the page
We'll talk about that again when all banks, online reservation, government websites all require the new captcha.
Oh, but you can still join us by phone to talk to an AI agent or wait forr 240mins of average waiting time for a human operator.
Banks love to reinvent the wheel and definitely can't trust Google to be part of their workflow, as Google will 100% change UI or steps or rename the app or discontinue the app while replacing it with an identical one but with a different name but less features with no advance notice. Relying on Google for banking workflow means that one day the bank user support will be overwhelmed by requests like "the button disappeared, where is it now"
For the rest of stuff, this system IMHO has too much friction, the bounce rate will be too high. Businesses won't like to pay for a bot detection system (it costs $1 per 1000 verifications) that will push humans away while bots pass it without problems (either by using the accessibility workaround or by using those smartphone farms in southeast Asia)
Even worst there is a huge privacy concern here. Google would associate who's browsing anonymously in desktop with their phones which Google has more access on your information. It is already a privacy concern before but at that time they go in a roundabout way, today we just give them the platter.