Camellia Media's Tips and Tricks
What's with those funny letters, anyway?
Did you notice the funny squiggly letters at the bottom of our contact form? You've surely seen these at the bottom of many other web registration and contact forms. Have you always wondered what they were for?
A CAPTCHA is a program that can tell whether or not you are human! They are used on many sites to prevent abuse from "bots" or programs written to generate spam. Since computers can't read distorted text as well as humans can, we know you are a real live person when you get the puzzle right!
The best part about the reCAPTCHA program? It helps to digitize old books, newspapers and radio shows!
Learn more by visiting Google's reCAPTCHA website!
References
- What is reCAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) are widespread security measures on the World Wide Web that prevent automated programs from abusing online services.
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