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Google reCaptcha and DSGVO – a contradiction?

ReCaptcha

Since 2009, the service has been operated by Google LLC. The Captcha service tries to distinguish whether a certain interaction on the Internet is made by a human person or by a computer program or bot.

 Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
 Category: Captcha
 Legal Basis: Consent required via Consent Management Platform (CMP)

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What is ReCaptcha?

Anyone who fills out a contact form on a website often has to prove that she/he is a human being – and not a robot (bot = possible malware) – by using a so-called captcha. These tests can be found in various forms on websites: For example, in a sequence of letters and numbers that is difficult for robots to read, or in the form of a mosaic image (e.g., crosswalks, bicycles or traffic lights).

 

This is certainly familiar to you, or you have encountered it umpteen times on the Internet. Such captchas are not occupational therapy or intelligence tests. No, they have the simple and useful function to protect website operators from a flood of spam by bots. It is supposed to prevent registrations, surveys, comment function etc. on websites from being abused e.g. by fake users, click fraud and DDos attacks etc.. The abbreviation CAPTCHA stands for completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart. These tests should (one assumes) only be able to be solved by humans.

How does reCaptcha invisible analysis work anyway?

When it comes to Google, data protection experts get curious and take another look. reCaptcha was investigated by data protection experts. According to this investigation, one of the methods for determining humanity is to see if you already have a Google cookie installed in your browser. It is the same cookie that allows you to open new tabs in your browser and not have to log in to your Google account every time.

 

In reCaptcha V3 simulations (the invisible variant), lower risk scores were found with a connected Google account than in browsers without a connected Google account. So if you have a Google account, you are more likely to be human. Moreover, reCaptcha runs with a JavaScript element that examines mouse movements and keyboard strokes, info about the operating system and dwell time, and forwards them to Google.

 

To make the Google tool even better and faster at detecting human behavior on websites, Google wants the reCap

...but especially alternatives if you want to replace the service with a more privacy-friendly solution...

...our recommendation for you and a conclusion that rounds it all off. So that you, through sound knowledge, can make a decision.

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