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The Digest: Steam takes on Twitch… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Steam Broadcasting takes on Twitch with game streams | The BBC "Steam - the popular PC video gaming platform - is adding the ability to stream gameplay so that others can watch online. The move presents a challenge to Twitch, which is built around a similar service, and was acquired by Amazon for…
Spammers crack open 'captcha' codes, report suggests
A report from security firm BitDefender suggests that spammers may have found a way to automatically break through certain types of graphical “captcha” code.
“Captchas” are used in an attempt to restrict certain online registrations and other interactions to real human beings, rather than automated robots. They’re a fairly controversial method that are supposed to reduce the amount of spam circulating the web, but are difficult or impossible for some humans to read, as well as adding another level of complexity to simple processes.