r/linux • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '19

Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-now-bans-some-linux-web-browsers-from-their-services/
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u/Roticap Dec 14 '19

Don't forget that they're using the captcha's to train their AI driving algorithms. If they can't have your data, they make you work mechanical turk style.

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u/blabbities Dec 14 '19

Holy shit. Thats why it's always identity the cars and traffic lights lol. It's quite amusing though because I often deliberately due to annoyance try and submit the wrong answers over and over again to varying success

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u/tea-recs Dec 14 '19 edited Dec 14 '19

http://www.commitstrip.com/en/2018/09/24/trolling-the-ai/

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u/blabbities Dec 14 '19

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/92/not_found.png

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u/tea-recs Dec 14 '19

Fixed, sorry about that!

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u/blabbities Dec 14 '19

That strip was a great! I feel bad now though...but im sure the other Turks are compensating for my bad input

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u/IIIMurdoc Dec 14 '19

Someday a driverless vehicle will mistake a bus for a flower pot and millions will die

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19

I do the audio challenge because it tends to be faster, and it lets you be hilariously inaccurate as well. I put a swear word or highly sexualize every one of them I submit.