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Post by Stonk on Oct 4, 2018 21:04:01 GMT
Oh god. In their infinitessimal wisdom, Funding Circle have noticed that some other websites use Captcha tests during login, and guess what? "Hey guys, our users would love that, let's do that too!"
Now we have to fight against those infernal tests every time the system logs us out after a short period of inactivity.
When it wants me to click a square with a "street sign", does that include the pole or not? If a "car" encroaches into a neighbouring square by a few pixels, does that count? And what the hell is a "crosswalk" anyway?
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Post by eeyore on Oct 5, 2018 16:49:53 GMT
And it means we have to load yet more Javascript code (linked to google.com) before the Captcha step even appears.
[When the login screen wouldn't move beyond the username & password, the thought went through my mind that after the FC IPO had produced such disappointing results, had FC gone bust? After allowing global javascript to run, I was actually relieved to see the Captcha icon appear!]
Definitely another disincentive to using FC.
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Post by westcountryfunder on Oct 5, 2018 16:59:55 GMT
On the Lendy site, Captcha sometimes accepts that I am "not a robot" (not that I do much at all on Lendy these days).
How does that work? I wonder whether FC log-on might eventually work similarly.
Otherwise, in terms of usability and convenience, AC's Authy procedure is less of a pain in the a***. Never thought I would say that!
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Post by Nomad on Oct 5, 2018 17:06:05 GMT
 On the Lendy site, Captcha sometimes accepts that I am "not a robot" (not that I do much at all on Lendy these days). How does that work? I wonder whether FC log-on might eventually work similarly. Otherwise, in terms of usability and convenience, AC's Authy procedure is less of a pain in the a***. Never thought I would say that!
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Stonk
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Post by Stonk on Oct 5, 2018 17:55:37 GMT
On the Lendy site, Captcha sometimes accepts that I am "not a robot" (not that I do much at all on Lendy these days). How does that work? I wonder whether FC log-on might eventually work similarly. Otherwise, in terms of usability and convenience, AC's Authy procedure is less of a pain in the a***. Never thought I would say that!
Google does indeed have a captcha product which simply asks you to click "I am not a robot". It monitors how you interact with it, such as how you move the mouse, to determine whether you are human. A human makes a slowish, jerky, wiggly mouse move; a bot finds that difficult to emulate. They also look at other factors such as IP location and cookies to asses the risk of your being a bot.
As with most captcha "innovations", it probably won't be long before the bot designers defeat it.
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Post by jo on Oct 5, 2018 18:34:05 GMT
Just had about 20 failed attempts on a mobile. This Captcha bs needs to end with extreme prejudice. Which Funding Circle moron thought it was a good idea?
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Post by GSV3MIaC on Oct 5, 2018 20:06:00 GMT
Hmm, must be late delivery of the facility requested back when robots were buying all the E loans .. but we wanted it at the bid stage, not login.
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Post by blender on Oct 5, 2018 20:42:25 GMT
I just logged in OK without being asked to prove I'm a chameleon.
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Post by df on Oct 5, 2018 20:52:23 GMT
I just logged in OK without being asked to prove I'm a chameleon. The same. Logged in just as normal.
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Post by baldpate on Oct 5, 2018 21:27:29 GMT
I haven't been captcha'd either - several logins today, all on a laptop. Is it only mobile users getting the treatment?
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Oct 5, 2018 21:29:41 GMT
I just logged in OK without being asked to prove I'm a chameleon. The same. Logged in just as normal. Not an every time event, but has happened a couple of times to me. The eternally helpful chat function confirmed it was a new feature but should only kick in if the incorrect answer is given on the security question. It has been raised with the technical section to see why it is occurring at initial log in occasionally. So basically learn to love it, its here to stay and will probably never work as designed, or maybe I have just become cynical.
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blender
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Post by blender on Oct 6, 2018 8:50:10 GMT
To add protection on failure of the three questions sounds sensible and not onerous. VI, do you still have problems if, when you log in, you wear a disguise as a duck or a tree?
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Oct 6, 2018 10:45:11 GMT
To add protection on failure of the three questions sounds sensible and not onerous. VI, do you still have problems if, when you log in, you wear a disguise as a duck or a tree? Yes I think if it was doing the task it was assigned it would be no hardship to anybody, it just seems a little keen to impress at the moment. I have not tried a physical disguise, but have experimented typing in different accents Brummie seems to give the best results.
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Post by bigfoot12 on Oct 6, 2018 12:14:14 GMT
When it wants me to click a square with a "street sign", does that include the pole or not? If a "car" encroaches into a neighbouring square by a few pixels, does that count? And what the hell is a "crosswalk" anyway?
I don't think I've ever passed the street sign test. I have no idea if the back of a street sign on the opposite side of the road counts, I am sure I have tried both, nor whether or not to include the pole, nor signs not aimed at car drivers. I hate that test (mainly on ticket websites). I am pretty good at spotting cars and vans, and 50-50 with shopfronts.
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Post by rogerthat on Oct 6, 2018 13:06:23 GMT
I haven't been captcha'd either - several logins today, all on a laptop. Is it only mobile users getting the treatment? No..1st time I logged in on a lappy I had to look for chimneys
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