By solving CATCHAs we should prove to be human. To do this, we annoyedly tap on pictures of traffic lights, motorcycles and whatever, or decode ornate texts.
A new feature in iOS 16 can be found in Settings under Apple ID -> Password & Security -> Automatic verification. If this option is active there, iCloud should automatically and in the background verify the device and the Apple ID account. Apps and websites will then no longer show a CAPTCHA prompt. Apple transmits a so-called Private Access Token.
Private Access Tokens are a powerful alternative that helps you identify HTTP requests from legitimate devices and people without compromising their identities or personal information
says Apple in the description of a WWDC 2022 video on the subject.
GoodBye CATCHAs
If broad support for Private Access Token succeeds, this could mean the end of the annoying little pictures in the Apple cosmos. Cloudflare and Fastly already have their support for Private Access Token announced. This means that CATCHAs are no longer used in millions of apps and websites.
In the first betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, automatic verification is enabled by default. The function is also supported under macOS Ventura.
Via Macrumors
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