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So yes, it is like having a stalker politely open the door for you as you walk into a shop, because they know very well who you are.

• rob_c 1y ago
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  • selfhoster11 1y ago
    What's wrong with creating a throwaway?
    • petralithic 1y ago
      HN does not want people to do that, as stated in the guidelines
• robertlagrant 1y ago
  In a world full of robots that look like humans, the stalker who knows you and lets you in might be the only solution.
  • petralithic 1y ago
    That stalker might itself be a bot though, so there's no solution.
  • Aachen 1y ago
    That's called authentication. In the case of the stalker, by biometrics (facial recognition). This could be a solution But that's not what Cloudflare does. Cloudflare guesses whether you are a bot and then either blocks you or not. If it currently likes you, bless your luck
    • KETHERCORTEX 1y ago
      > This could be a solution Until the moment someone will figure out the generation of realistic enough 3d faces.
      • Aachen 1y ago
        Ah true! I meant authentication in general by whatever means, which seems dystopian enough already, but indeed my post can be read as being about facial recognition being required to visit random websites... that's even worse! Don't give them ideas xD