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The all-new bot-stopping Google reCAPTCHA is completely invisible. Hopefully, there would be no more Street View transcriptions and "I'm not a robot" checkboxes.

Google reCAPTCHA is a less annoying version of the system used to separate a human from a robot. Fortunately, if Google thinks you are a real person, there is no need for you to confirm dialog boxes at all. Read on to find out how it works.

What is Google reCAPTCHA?

Engadget reported that CAPTCHA means Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. These are the little boxes that pop up on websites and sign-up pages with distorted alphanumeric codes. The new Google reCAPTCHA allows you to skip the hard work, even solving mystery puzzles, before being granted with site access.

For the record, the distorted text and numbers are actually difficult for machines to read in the past. Thus, Google was able to determine who the real living thing was and who was not. Unfortunately, spam robots have evolved and became smarter over the years. The improved Google reCAPTCHA is the tech giant's answer to that.

On the other hand, Google reCAPTCHA is also a way to confirm Street View addresses. For one thing, it requires you to read images of the address placards. When you click the box, Google then uses your mouse movements, IP address, and other bits of data to determine you are a human.

Updated Google reCAPTCHA - Invisible

According to Forbes, the newest Google reCAPTCHA is invisible to the viewer. The site automatically decides whether you are a human or a robot. Unfortunately, if Google thinks you are the latter, the traditional CAPTCHA pops up for you to solve.

The same source noted that the ways Google reCAPTCHA operates are still unknown. It is understandable, though, because if Google simply gives away the mechanism, bot makers would know how to defeat the system. All in all, the invisible reCAPTCHA is a lot more convenient for viewers. Lastly, Google hinted that the process works with a combination of "machine learning and advanced risk analysis."

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