• Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android.

  • Your phone will need to be running Play Services version 25.41.30 or greater when the system asks you to scan a QR code for verification.

  • This hurdle means that de-Googled phones will fail the verification test by default.

  • ryan_@piefed.social
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    4 hours ago

    Surely this would be nearly impossible for visually impaired people, which makes me question the ability for governments to implement this on their websites.

    I know about screen reader software for visual impairment, but to expect a blind person use a separate device with a camera to take a “photo” of a QR code on another screen is beyond comprehension. Well, at least it would be in the normal timeline.

    I guess I’ll have to switch to a dumb phone out of spite now.