2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service'
2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service'
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www.pcgamer.com 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
Is that good?
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Somewhat late news
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A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that wasted 819 million hours of people's time to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google
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