2026-05-09 04:09 UTC
Google's reCAPTCHA now just confirms that you're a Google customer before allowing you to access sites
https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users
"Google didn’t demand iPhone users install Google software to pass the test. Only Android users who refuse Play Services get locked out."
Replies (4)
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@tomchadwin@en.osm.town 2026-05-09 07:18
@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social That's a bit small of them. Dear me.
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@dianea@lgbtqia.space 2026-05-09 08:19
@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social cool... now my mobile browser will report as being from an iphone and further skewing the stats of an open web🫠
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@jtonline@mastodon.me.uk 2026-05-09 10:24
@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social good grief. That adds context to my recent failed attempt to get Google Play to work on an Android tablet without being associated with a mobile phone. Not just a mobile phone number either, it demanded a device with a SIM. 🤦
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@nicolas17@social.treehouse.systems 2026-05-10 02:31
@sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social I tested it on iPhone and it made me install a Google app 🤔