Google adds hand gesture verification to reCAPTCHA for bot detection
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Anamarija Pogorelec
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Google has introduced a new hand gesture verification method for reCAPTCHA, using camera-based hand movements to verify that users are human. This feature is part of Google Cloud Fraud Defense, a fraud prevention platform that uses risk analysis and challenge-based verification to detect bots and suspicious activity. The service is commonly deployed on login pages, registration forms, and checkout systems to block automated interactions.
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· 3 pulledGoogle has introduced hand gesture verification for reCAPTCHA, a new method for verifying that a user is human.
Google's reCAPTCHA is part of Google Cloud Fraud Defense, a fraud and abuse prevention platform for bot, account, and transaction protection.
It uses risk analysis and challenge-based verification to help organizations identify automated activity and suspicious behavior.
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