Ever try to sign up for a service on the web (like a free email account), only to find yourself stuck trying to interpret a set of barely discernable characters that you’re required to decipher for entry? Obviously the site wants to verify that a human, and not another computer, is signing up – but it’s becoming harder to tell.
ArsTechnica published an article offering a simple solution a few years ago. It’s an easy non-technical read and even includes a few pictures of cute animals. What do the cute animals have to do with the solution? Click here to read the article and find out.You'll be left wondering why the technique isn't already in wide spread use.
