A Google approved device is now required use the internet?

Websites are starting to ask for your phone to prove you're human. Google’s new CAPTCHA system uses QR codes and device verification to fight bots. But underneath that technical change is a much bigger problem brewing across the internet: participation is getting tied to approved devices, approved software, and approved ecosystems. In this video, we look at: Google’s new reCAPTCHA changes Play Services requirements remote attestation Android becoming more permissioned why the EU’s Digital Markets Act is important here and what happens when infrastructure-scale companies become the condition for digital participation itself. This is a story about who gets to participate online without asking permission first. Chapters: 0:00 The question 0:21 What reCAPTCHA actually is, and who owns it 3:47 The pattern: three moves, one direction 9:55 Why this is an infrastructure problem and what needs to happen next Resources and further reading: https://cloud.google.com/blog/product... https://www.tradingview.com/news/coin... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/...   / introducing_google_cloud_fraud_defense_the...   https://support.google.com/recaptcha/... https://stackcyber.com/posts/google-r.... https://technologychecker.io/technolo... https://developer.android.com/develop... https://keepandroidopen.org/cta/ https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/ https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Android... https://technologychecker.io/technolo...