When I log into a secure website (myspace or a credit card company for example), sometimes I’m shown a group of letters and/or numbers with squigley lines through them that I’m asked to type out. What is the purpose for this?
When I log into a secure website (myspace or a credit card company for example), sometimes I’m shown a group of letters and/or numbers with squigley lines through them that I’m asked to type out. What is the purpose for this?
It’s called a Captcha and it’s used to thwart automated bots and spammers.