"Scan to Verify You're Human": Google's reCAPTCHA is trialing a new "experimental challenge type" which requires desktop users to use an Android or iOS device to be able to pass it

submitted by cypherpunks to privacy
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cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/47972724

i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.

i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.

the…

xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

submitted by xkcdbot to xkcd
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xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

Title text:

Anyone who is caught counting ‘three … two … one … zero … GO!’ will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

Transcript:

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Source: xkcd.com/3232/

explainxkcd for #3232

Would you accept or refuse the draft if your country decided to reinstate it?

submitted by SilentStriker to europe
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To put it in perspective: the USA has it (but dormant as it was last used in the 60s) now, instead part of an automatic register. I’ve heard that last year Germany for example proposed to impose a mandatory, volunteer-focused military service model on boosting defense against threats like Russia but would you really enlist in the…

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Introducing Habitat - A Social Platform for Local Communities

submitted by carlnewton to selfhosted
437 points | 76 comments

I’ve been working on Habitat for the past two years. It all stemmed from this idea that I posted in April 2024.

Habitat is a free open-source, self hosted social platform for local communities. It is aimed at fostering local community discussions and discovery of areas of interest. This is why it is built primarily around location.…

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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby - 404media

submitted by mesamunefire to technology
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https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media’s coverage of how people are using Meta’s Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against…

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