You probably don’t need ReCAPTCHA (kevv.net)
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edgartaor Jun 27, 2019 | on: Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side | context

I just want shout out a previous article published here in HN that sparkle a quite interesting conversations.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20158386

Long history short, don't use a captcha if you don't need it. And most of the time your website don't need it.

shakna Aug 6, 2019 | on: There is no evil like reCAPTCHA | context

CAPTCHA is a divisive topic on HN, so you'll get a lot of people suggesting it's vital, and a lot saying it just isn't, depending on their own experiences.

"You probably don't need ReCAPTCHA" [0] is an article discussing techniques that has had decent discussion [1] on HN before.

[0] https://kevv.net/you-probably-dont-need-recaptcha/

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20158386