Post #2251574

2026-05-07 16:21 UTC

@saphire@dragon.style what if someone doesnt have a smartphone..? or is currently using their phone to access something with this new captcha and doesnt have a random second device to scan QR codes off of their phone with? even in a sunshine rainbows world where nobody did scam QRs it seems like a pretty bad idea...

Replies (6)

@saphire@dragon.style 2026-05-07 16:41

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style yuuuup :')

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@trashpanda@m.alittlenook.net 2026-05-09 14:28

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style @saphire@dragon.style What is my phone is modified in some way that doesn't decrease security but just gives me additional capabilities that Google doesn't want me to have? This really just feels like a way to backdoor in another method of locking people into Google's ecosystem.

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@viq@social.hackerspace.pl 2026-05-09 14:59

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style @soatok@furry.engineer @saphire@dragon.style oh,I bet Chrome has some support for verifying that on the same mobile device you're opening it on. What do you mean that you're not using Chrome???

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@arh@blackstar.cafe 2026-05-09 16:59

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style @saphire@dragon.style if you don't have a smartphone then you don't matter to them since you're not handing over personal data, they don't care whether you can access the resource, so from their side it's mission accomplished. if you're using the smartphone itself, then you click a link instead of scanning a qr code and proceed to download the verification software that way (threat actors worldwide are throwing a party at this idea too)

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@NocturnalNessa@infosec.exchange 2026-05-09 17:14

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style i had absolute WORST experience in one of these, because they posted signs saying they dont take cash, but NOTHING saying youre expected to have a smartphone with a camera, a software stack to parse a qr code into a url, and your own internet access to open that url. luckily i had my pinephone with me and a credit card (neither of which were things i necessarily carry). pinephone couldn't scan the code, but luckily the audio stack was working for once and i eventually found a number to call and have them tell me the actual url over the phone, whereupon i was able to get out after paying for an hour of parking in downtown la, all of which had been spent looking in vain for an employee on site. It felt like an extortion racket https://www.yelp.com/biz/metropolis-los-angeles-28

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@danielmunoz@maly.io 2026-05-09 17:17

@AutumnWyvern@dragon.style @saphire@dragon.style What about accessibility? This design is so evil at so many levels.

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