Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side
Google has been doing the same with reCAPTCHA v2 [1]. They are aware of the legal risk of outright blocking users from accessing services, so reCAPTCHA v3 contains no user facing UI, Google merely makes a suggestion in the form of a user score, so the responsibility to delay or block access and the legal liability that comes with it falls on websites.<p>reCAPTCHA v2 is superseded by v3 because it presents a broader opportunity for Google to collect data, and do so with reduced legal risk.<p>Since reCAPTCHA v3 scripts must be loaded on every page of a site, you must send Google your browsing history and detailed data about how you interact with sites in order to access basic services on the internet, such as paying your bills, or accessing healthcare services.<p>It&#x27;s needless to say that the kind of data that is collected by reCAPTCHA v3 is extremely sensitive. Those requests contain data about your motor skills, health issues, and your interests and desires based on how you interact with content. Everything about you that can be inferred or extracted from a website visit is collected and sent to Google.<p>If you&#x27;ll refuse to transmit personal data to Google, websites will hinder or block your access.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;w3c&#x2F;apa&#x2F;issues&#x2F;25" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;w3c&#x2F;apa&#x2F;issues&#x2F;25</a>