CAPTCHAs ain’t Good

I posted an entry sometime back about CAPTCHAs.  In it I mentioned that it may work against spambots and such, but that it’s a major impediment to legitimate users such as those with visual impairments.

Well, it seems that the :W3C: agrees and has issued a draft that criticizes the technique.  Sorry anti-spammers, you need to find something new.

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