News

Google Redesigns reCaptcha To Make Them Easier For Humans To Read

Over the past few years that you’ve completing reCaptchas to sign up to websites, complete orders and a few other things, how many times have you had to squint just to try and work out what the second word was?

For years your average internet user has had to adjust their vision just to sign up to the simplest of websites and Google had no answer for it. From signing into your Gmail account to signing up to forums, reCaptcha has caused mayhem all over the internet since its invention.

The original Captchas were designed to only give you an easy answer once Google confirms that you’re a human via a cookie from their AdSense advertising program, which begs the question: why does Google need you to confirm you’re a human if you’ve already passively proved to them you’re a human?

After considering this, reCaptcha was born. A new design, new algorithm and a whole new crazy selection of illegible phrases that you’re forced to read to get your new accounts signed up for.

After Google saw the sheer amount of complaints about their current system, they’ve stepped up their game and redesigned (again!) their reCaptchas to make them more readable for humans (huzzah!).

This has no only come as a job to consumers everywhere as they no longer feel the need for reading glasses just to sign into their email accounts, but Google’s complaints have already seen a slight decrease in numbers – meaning that the new system is starting to show that it’s working!

How do you feel about these changes? Let us know in the comment section below!

Thanks to Arstechina for the info and image!

James Gould

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

New Ryzen 7 9800X3D Takes on Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Promises 20% Performance Boost

AMD has finally lifted the curtain on the highly-anticipated Ryzen 7 9800X3D, putting an end…

3 hours ago

AMD Prepares AI-Powered Ray Tracing to Rival NVIDIA’s DLSS Technology

In the latest development of GPU technology, AMD is stepping up to challenge NVIDIA’s DLSS…

3 hours ago

Crucial Pro OC 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit

Push performance to the next level with the blazing speed and massive bandwidth of Crucial®…

7 hours ago

ASUS ROG Swift OLED XG27AQDMG Widescreen Gaming Monitor

ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG gaming monitor ― 27-inch (26.5-inch viewable) 1440p glossy WOLED panel, 240…

7 hours ago

LG 45″ 45GS95QE-B 3440×1440 OLED 240Hz 0.03ms Gaming Monitor

Its 45-inch 21:9 Ultra-WQHD display gives you a 34% wider view than a standard 16:9…

7 hours ago

Kolink Unity Code X Midi-Tower ARGB Gaming Case

The Kolink Unity Code X is a high-quality yet affordable showcase that’s ideal for building…

7 hours ago