[bramd]

I disagree. To "solve" their CAPTCHAs I had to register by providing a working email address. I don't encounter HCAPTCHA problems that often, so when I need to solve a new one usually my cookie has expired and I have to reopen the link to get a new one before being able to continue. I just store such links in my password manager, but imagine you have to find an email with the link they sent you over a year ago before being able to just continue on with what you were doing. And even then, depending on ad blocking/privacy settings their cookie may not even work.

I think this whole thing is a big hurdle just because I'm unable to solve visual puzzles. Besides, having a company collecting email addresses of people who are disabled in one way or another and giving them an identifying cookie is a privacy/data disaster waiting to happen.

That being said, I think the audio alternatives for visual CAPTCHAs are also unacceptable. Even if you can hear them, they may be hard to solve especially if they are not provided in your mother tongue. I think we can and should be able to do better by now

[RockRobotRock]

Good points