I have noticed that some CAPTCHA pages, like Cloudflare’s, simply ask you to check a box to proceed. There is no clicking on traffic lights or entering characters. How does clicking on a check box tell them I am not a robot?

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
    6·
    10 months ago

    I have two guesses:

    1. Low bar just checks that it gets clicked.
    2. Script on the pages watches mouse movements, etc., and bases its decision on that data.
    • otp@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      10 months ago

      I’m pretty sure it’s just number 2.

      A program will click the box and hit submit instantly. Or it’d move in a perfectly straight line to either the centre of each or the edge of each and click as quickly as possible.

      Real human movements are not as precise.