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Re: Bug#535830: ITP: php-recaptcha -- reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service



"Angel Abad (Ikusnet SLL)" <angel@grupoikusnet.com> writes:

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: "Angel Abad (Ikusnet SLL)" <angel@grupoikusnet.com>
>
> * Package name    : php-recaptcha
>   Version         : 1.10
>   Upstream Author : reCAPTCHA -- http://recaptcha.net
> * URL             : http://recaptcha.net
> * License         : MIT
>   Programming Lang: Php
>   Description     : reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service
>
> A CAPTCHA is a program that can tell whether its user is a human or a
> computer.

Does this library implement alternative methods like audio?

I am a blind user and have to learn the hard way while trying to
use "the web" that visual CAPTCHAs don't actually tell humans from
computers apart, they tell sighted human users apart from everyone else.

From looking at the recaptcha homepage, I am afraid there is probably no audio
alternative.  While I can't prevent such things from spreading, I'd at
least like to see a slight rewording of the package description to
mention the accessibility concerns involved with using such software.

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