It’s almost the end of testa captcha, these famous puzzles of letters, numbers and photos, if you have an iPhone or a Mac computer.
With its next update, Apple promises a new feature allowing compatible websites and applications to confirm that you are indeed human, without asking you to identify obscure traffic lights or even pixelated buses.
You probably don’t like being interrupted by these puzzles. I certainly don’t like itsaid Tommy Pauly, an Apple engineer, in a video from the Californian company.
However, he recognizes that their function is crucial: to prevent fraud.
Some attempts to create accounts or purchase products come from legitimate users, he explained. But other attempts may come from attacks or bots.
With iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple intends to move away from the traditional captcha system, created in 2000, in favor of a private access token system (Private Access Token), which has been developed by several web giants.
This will allow compatible sites and applications to verify the authenticity of Apple users through iCloud, which will provide encrypted information about their account and their device.
The Californian company indicates that no personal information, such as an email address or a telephone number, will be used for this verification. It will be possible to disable this feature.
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Source: Radio-Canada
