Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users | Hacker News

Hacker News users discussed whether Google’s updated reCAPTCHA for de-Googled Android relies on secure-hardware remote attestation.

If true, the system could make bot checks harder to evade by verifying the device itself, not just the browser.

Critics warned that attestation could also reduce anonymity and let Google correlate a user across sites and services.

The debate centers on a tradeoff between stronger abuse prevention and greater privacy and tracking risk.