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Is there a way to get around the Captcha requirement?

Asked by AshlynM (10684points) December 3rd, 2011

Like on some sites when you sign up, they require you to in put a series of letters and numbers to ensure you’re not a robot. And Youtube, after a certain time, you’re required to do Captcha before posting a comment.

But does this really work? Can bots input these numbers?

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XOIIO's avatar

They can’t, thats the point.

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downtide's avatar

No. And the auditory alternatives (where you have to listen to a sound clip) are even harder to figure out, which makes captcha really suck for people with disabilities.

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Thammuz's avatar

Some programs can use captcha trading mechanisms, but they still do need human input, just not your input.

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