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NEWS ABOUT: CAPTCHAs

CAPTCHAs stories: 3 news summaries

Anti-Spam Program Aids Archivists

Text unreadable by scanners decoded by access-seekers

Aug 18, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Archivists attempting to convert aging texts into digital copies are turning to a trusted online tool used to block automated spammers, the BBC reports. Many sites that make users write out garbled words or segments of text as a means of proving they’re actual human beings are displaying texts... More »

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spam • archive • CAPTCHAs

OPINION

In One Domain, Anyway,
Man Still Conquers Machine

CAPTCHAs, where humans distill words from squiggles, hold line in spam war

Jun 9, 08 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every web user has come across CAPTCHAs: wavy-lettered depiction of words you must retype as text. Most pay them no mind, but, Lev Grossman writes in Time, we should reflect upon completing one. They're one of the rare visible skirmishes in the largely invisible war between spammers and security programmers.... More »

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email • spam • Carnegie Mellon University • computer security • cybercrime • web email accounts • CAPTCHAs

Gmail Spam Doubles, Duping Junk Blocker

Program touted to tell real email from spam 'defeated'

Mar 10, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spammers doubled junk mail from Gmail accounts last month and all but iced a touted spam-blocker, PC World reports. Gmail junk rose from 1.3% to 2.6% of all spam in February, overwhelming the company's CAPTCHA programs with spam from multiple accounts. "It's only a matter of time... More »

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Google • spam • Gmail • CAPTCHAs • junk mail

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