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Stop bots & spam with GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA protection

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    Captchas don't have to be boring

    2021

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    Privacy-first bot & spam defense, GDPR compliant CAPTCHA

    2023

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    Cap431

    A lightweight, modern open-source captcha

    2025

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    Keep the bots out without annoying your users

    2019

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    CAPTCHA that filters out humans and only lets programs pass

    2018

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    Local chatbots for your websites, in your color & language

    2024

  7. 7RC

    I built Nocaptcha after getting frustrated with traditional CAPTCHAs both as a user and developer. WebAuthn passkeys offered a promising alternative that's both more secure and user-friendly. What makes Nocaptcha different: - Uses WebAuthn standard instead of puzzle-solving - No need for users to remember passwords or solve puzzles - Open source Current limitation: Working with W3C WebAuthn Community Group on true passkey disposal for this use case. Looking for feedback particularly on: 1. Integration experience 2. User experience compared to traditional CAPTCHAs

    2024 · github.com

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    Google's update to CAPTCHA just asks if you're robot

    2014

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    CapeChat248

    Keep sensitive data private while still using ChatGPT

    2023

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    The worst captcha ever! Forces you to do 10 squats

    2020

  11. 11UE

    You can get a 2h free trial by solving a proof-of-work captcha when topping up your account for the first time. If you'd like to learn more, an independent interview was posted a couple of weeks ago [1], and the FAQ [2] has a lot of information as well. For the source code sharing, we've talked with lawyers and are inclined to no longer require the NDA/NCC for privacy reasons shared with us before (signing requires identification), but instead use a source-available permissive license that doesn't allow competition, like PolyForm Shield [3] (we do still have about 6 months before…

    Jun 2026 · uruky.com

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    OP here. I built this because I recently caught myself almost pasting a block of logs containing AWS keys into Claude. The Problem: I need the reasoning capabilities of cloud models (GPT/Claude/Gemini), but I can't trust myself not to accidentally leak PII or secrets. The Solution: A Chrome extension that acts as a local middleware. It intercepts the prompt and runs a local BERT model (via a Python FastAPI backend) to scrub names, emails, and keys before the request leaves the browser. A few notes up front (to set expectations clearly): Everything runs 100% locally. Regex detection…

    Dec 2025 · github.com

  14. 14CH

    Hello HN, I made this silly project over the long weekend. It’s pretty basic right now and the captchas are very easy. I plan to add captcha difficulty levels for link creators soon.

    2022 · codecaptcha.io

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    Race to solve CAPTCHAs, last player standing wins

    Apr 2026 · sean-reid.github.io

  16. 16BP

    I've been researching the bot & proxies space for years. I slowly incubated a service to protect public forms, contents and APIs. It recenty reached a few million daily requests and I now dare to bring it to light. Truesign detects bots, proxies/vpns and fake emails, through a single request from the browser, without challenges or user interaction. It can block the request based on rules you choose, or grant a token with encrypted information about the visitor for you to decide. I created a few pages to showcase how it works: - https:/demo.truesign.ai/protected-form : a form…

    Oct 2025 · truesign.ai

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    Europe's Best AI Chat

    May 2026 · dentro.chat

  18. 18XA

    I've launched the new product, xhr.dev (https://xhr.dev/) The initial product is a 1 line code integration that does bot detection avoidance via a forward proxy. Ideal customer is someone who gets blocked by anti-bot defences like cloudflare or other captcha challenges. Usually these customers have web scraping use cases. You can view our historical performance on our status page (https://status.xhr.dev). ty v much, john

    2024 · xhr.dev

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    Invisible CAPTCHA for privacy-focused teams

    Mar 2026 · trustcomponent.com

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    Ending the CAPTCHA agony in a unique way.

    2013

  21. 21CT

    Apr 2026 · joshryandavis.github.io

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    BOTCHA3

    Traditional CAPTCHAs keep bots out.This one keeps humans out

    Feb 2026 · botcha-verify.vercel.app

  23. 23GS

    While I love the EU's new data privacy regulation from a user's perspective, it's a nightmare for businesses to achieve compliance, because of the (sometimes intentionally) vague language of the law. And even if you pay an experienced lawyer to draft the policies and procedures required by GDPR, there's a very real residual risk of predatory law firms collecting penalties from mass-mailed cease-and-desist letters based on technicalities. Even if your business isn't located within the EU, you are required to comply with GDPR because the location of the user matters. I've built a tool that…

    2018

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    GDPR-native AI chatbot — your data stays in Germany

    Jun 2026

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