Google CAPTCHA -- getting a sense of impressions

3moCC wrote:

We do not use a CAPTCHA, or... at least, I never see one.
I found this forum post by an alter message when I first log in as an Admin of our FTH site.

QUOTE:

[Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:15:58 UTC, FreeToastHost System Warning]

Google RECAPTCHA detected a suspicious activity likely initiated by a bot or automated script.

*** NOTE: FreeToastHost may block suspicious activities in the near future. ***

Details:

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Club #: 816
Club Name: Woodfords Toastmasters Club
User's IP Address: 192.186.72.50
User's Host Domain:
Attempted Action: Website Admin Login ()
Google RECAPTCHA Score: (Mininum Acceptable: 0.5)
Other Information: [NO RECAPTCHA TOKEN RECEIVED]

If you have any questions about this warning, please visit support.toastmastersclubs.org

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[2021-10-04 02:16:48 GMT, FTH Developer] We have been "trying out" the Google reCAPTCHA v3 technology since earlier this year in a "passive mode", just doing warnings. I would like to get some impressions of it from our users. One of things on my "to-do" list is to figure out what (if anything) to do next with this technology. (or should we drop it)

You can leave your thoughts and feedback here:

support.toastmastersclubs.org/2011-10-23...sense-of-impressions

Regards,

Steve James, DTM
FreeToastHost System Developer
support.toastmastersclubs.org


UNQUOTE.


I have no idea what the message is about, as we don not nuse a CAPTCHA.

Moreover, even if we were, I would oppose anything from GatekeeperGoogle as this becomes just one more way for that corporaiton to scrape private information about users to add to the dossier that that privacy-invading corporaton compiles for each IP.


 

Freddi wrote:

It is seemingly sending a warning about everyone who signs in, not suspicious activity - unless all activity is suspicious. doesn't seem to be a good thing.