What changed?: Google replaced reCAPTCHA with Cloud Fraud Defense, introducing QR code verification that needs Google Play Services or Apple equivalents to function. Who is affected?: Users of ...

Google has introduced a Play Services requirement for passing its next-generation ReCAPTCHA system, which is bad news for de-Googled phones.

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Google’s latest reCAPTCHA iteration, branded under “Cloud Fraud Defense,” introduces a QR code verification step that requires Google Play Services or Apple’s equivalent. This effectively blocks users ...

As previewed last year, Google Messages is beginning to roll out QR code-based key verification to confirm that you’re “communicating with the person you intend to.” Once available, open a ...

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the person you're communicating with is, in fact, who they say they are, ...