THRAWN RICKLE: Every little bit helps.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Every little bit helps.

You probably are aware of how many websites now use distorted letters that the user must type in order to gain access. These distorted letters are virtually impossible for a bot to read, and so spammers are thwarted in their efforts to gain entry to sites where they can cause malicious damage, steel email addresses, etc. Although the process is irritating, most of us accept it as part of doing business on the Internet. Carnegie Mellon (CM) devised this test, known as a CAPTCHA (Completely... Sign in to see full entry.

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