[Njtechdiv] Google Has Finally Killed the CAPTCHA

[Mario Brusco]

Tracy, I accidentally deleted your post, and not to discourage you from 
doing what you intend to do, but...

  you said you won't check that check box, well, here's what happens.

if you're implying it's not accessible or possible, check it out.
if you're having a time trying to email Gottheimer, or anyone else 
contacting their congressperson,  because of that pesky checkbox, well 
what you do is enter your zip code and the 4 digit postal code (I think 
that's what the 4 digit code is?) and press the space bar to check the 
"I'm not a robot" check box, you then should find the CAPTCHA and an 
audio challenge, press space bar on the link and then space bar on the 
play button. some numbers, you may get 5 or more,  ar announced quite 
clearly enough to understand what they are. type in the numbers in the 
appropriate edit field and space bar on the verify button. you then 
should get a message that you're verified, and should now find a submit 
button. press space bar on the submit button and you get to choose and 
fill in the required info like your name, email address and other info 
including your message. when done, you should still have a submit 
button. activate it and your email should be sent if you filled in all 
of the required info. if not, I don't know if all of the required fields 
go blank or the info is retained.

I used Firefox and Internet Explorer. I don't know if Google Chrome will 
work (or behave).

incidentally, he also is my congressman. :)

-------- Original Message --------
From: Mario [mailto:mrb620 at hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, Mar 18, 2017 12:13 PM EST
To: New Jersey Technology Division List <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Google Has Finally Killed the CAPTCHA

this article from the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter from Flying Blind, I
think warrants mention because it is a big deal for us blind computer
users, but bear in mind that it is a current achievement and is probably
not widely accepted yet.


Google Has Finally Killed the CAPTCHA
http://gizmodo.com/google-has-finally-killed-the-captcha-1793190374

Rhet Jones
Saturday 5:47pm
Filed to: Captcha Death

CAPTCHA's are an irritating but necessary evil. The system that is used
to verify whether or not a user is human has been around a while and it
had to evolve because machines were getting better at reading the text
than humans. With its latest iteration, Google says you'll no longer
have to input anything at all.

Invisible CAPTCHA's are the latest development in the "Completely
Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." Google
acquired reCaptcha back in 2009.
It updated the system in 2013 to allow for the ubiquitous "I'm not a
robot" checkbox that's all over the internet. That version worked by
determining the user's humanity through their clicking style. If the
click seemed fishy, a more elaborate test would be offered. But the
Invisible CAPTCHA is able to recognize that a user is not a bot simply
by analyzing their browsing behavior.

In a video, the company explained "Powering these advances is a
combination of machine learning and advanced risk analysis that adapt to
new and emerging threats." But what's in it for Google?

When the search giant initially bought reCaptcha it was actually for the
purpose of integrating it into its giant book scanning project. The
technology was great for digitizing books that were illegible to
Google's transcription system. But its unclear what Google gains by
continuing to improve the software.

  Shuman Ghosemajumder, a former Google employee tells Popular Science,
"Google in general-and this is certainly a philosophy that we adhered to
when I was there-believed that anything that is good for the internet,
is good for Google." In this case, a "more frictionless" internet is
good for everybody. But don't count out the possibility that Google is
improving its machine learning capabilities through your behaviors. And
Ghosemajumder points out that Google knows about the past behavior of
users when they're logged in, which
would make the system more accurate. That could be a small incentive for
some people to ensure they log in.