Tag: Profit
Forget security – Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 is exploiting users for profit • The Register
Google promotes its reCAPTCHA service as a security mechanism for websites, but researchers affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, argue it’s harvesting information while extracting human labor worth billions. The term CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart,” and, as Google explains, it refers to a challenge-response …
Google parent Alphabet posts 29% jump in profit on digital ad growth, AI offerings
Alphabet beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by a rise in digital advertising sales and healthy demand for its cloud computing services, but flagged that capital expenses would remain high for the year. Alphabet’s results underscore robust demand for digital ads, driven by events like the Paris Olympics and elections in several countries including …