I was also made to log in via a recaptcha today. The recaptcha widget appears just below the HN login form so pretty sure this is added by HN, not Cloudflare.
If people are complaining about it on this thread, I would also like to register my complaint with it. I think Recaptcha has two major problems:
- It's Google. I would want it to be technically impossible for someone in Google to link my HN profile with my Google profile.
- The Recaptcha widget is plain abusive to Firefox users. If I log in with Chrome, I can get past the Recaptcha hurdle in just one attempt. But if I am Firefox user, I am forced to submit like 5 Recaptchas, then be greeted with a "Please try again" message, then submit like 5 more, and only then be allowed to log in. No I don't want to do this amount of work for Google for free. I urge everyone to please stop supporting Recaptcha.
If people are complaining about it on this thread, I would also like to register my complaint with it. I think Recaptcha has two major problems:
- It's Google. I would want it to be technically impossible for someone in Google to link my HN profile with my Google profile.
- The Recaptcha widget is plain abusive to Firefox users. If I log in with Chrome, I can get past the Recaptcha hurdle in just one attempt. But if I am Firefox user, I am forced to submit like 5 Recaptchas, then be greeted with a "Please try again" message, then submit like 5 more, and only then be allowed to log in. No I don't want to do this amount of work for Google for free. I urge everyone to please stop supporting Recaptcha.