Search for CAPTCHA, find angry users of Google
By Davey Winder in Editorial
Posted in Google on
Now I have never encountered a CAPTCHA entry box while searching at Google myself, but apparently a number of people have. My mailbox has had a number of queries from concerned readers of various publications I contribute to, including IT Pro, asking just what the heck is going on.
Good question, so I thought I would do a bit of digging and find out.
Most people who have contacted me are concerned with one of two things:
1.
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