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Encrypted email provider Proton has built its own CAPTCHA service (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

is there any way to weed out the bots? or do you not think it necessary?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

(Not suggesting this over captcha)

Ask questions for a personalized answer like you get on Lemmy sign ups. A human will have to verify each request, or.... you can put an AI bot to judge whether your response is botlike or human.
Require you to sign in and verify yourself with a valid identity
Require you to sign in and pay to use whatever

All options I can think of without captcha are either unscalable or require you to give up privacy.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My email provider, Runbox, doesn't seem to think fucking captchas are necessary. There isn't a single one in sight anywhere on their pages and services. How come?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Capchas are often hidden, only bothering the user when they're not suspected to be a human. Popularity might also play a role. I've personally never heard of Runbox, maybe they're not big enough to attract bots? Also possible that they're a paid email provider?