LGLewis Gilchristindevabkk.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 7 min readThe bot problem that CAPTCHA can't solve, and proof of human canreCAPTCHA and proof of human are both described as ways to keep bots out. They are solving different problems. That sounds like a minor distinction. It is not. The problem reCAPTCHA cannot solve is th00
LGLewis Gilchristindevabkk.hashnode.dev·Sep 17 · 8 min readHow proof of human technology worksEveryone's calling it the fix for scams, fraud and fake profiles. I wanted to know how it actually works Lately I keep running into the same phrase: proof of human. It's being talked about everywhere 00
LGLewis Gilchristindevabkk.hashnode.dev·Aug 24 · 7 min readThe real reason online stores make you verify you're human twice nowSomething changed in the last eighteen months that nobody announced. Somewhere between 2023 and now, the friction at online checkout roughly doubled. Add to cart, proceed to payment, and suddenly: cli00
LGLewis Gilchristindevabkk.hashnode.dev·Aug 13 · 7 min readThe re-identification problem that breaks "anonymized" data"Anonymized" is one of the most misleading words in data privacy. It sounds like a guarantee: this data has been stripped of anything that could identify you. In practice, it is closer to a descriptio00
LGLewis Gilchristindevabkk.hashnode.dev·Aug 13 · 8 min readHashing is not the same as anonymizing, and the difference matters"We hash your data so it is never stored in plain text." This is a true statement that can mean very different things depending on what the data is, how the hash is constructed and what the attacker h00