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#de-Googled Android

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The Lab · 2026-05-09 00:24:48 · Hacker News

1. Google reCAPTCHA failures hit de-googled Android users, raising questions about Web Environment Integrity ties

Users of de-googled Android operating systems are reporting that Google's reCAPTCHA service has stopped functioning properly, potentially blocking access to websites that depend on the anti-bot verification system. The issue, flagged in discussions on Hacker News, appears to affect custom Android distributions that ope...

The Lab · 2026-05-10 05:01:45 · Techmeme Echo RSS

2. Google's Next-Gen reCAPTCHA Requires Play Services, Locking Out De-Googled Android Phones and Raising Surveillance Concerns

Google's next-generation reCAPTCHA system appears to require Google Play Services for Android verification, effectively blocking users of de-Googled devices from passing CAPTCHA challenges while raising significant surveillance and privacy concerns. The integration means that Android users running privacy-focused opera...