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Chris Taylor
21 articles on the Prosopo blog.
How to Stop PHP Form Spam (Without a Plugin)
If your PHP mail script is being abused by bots, the fix is to stop the bot before mail() runs. Server-side CAPTCHA verification in a few lines of PHP, with the Procaptcha API.
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Forrester Wave Bot and Agent Trust Management Q2 2026: How Prosopo Compares
Forrester Wave Bot and Agent Trust Management Q2 2026 named 8 vendors. Compare DataDome, HUMAN, Kasada, Arkose Labs and the Prosopo alternative.
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Google reCAPTCHA Switches to Data Processor - Too Little, Too Late?
Google announces reCAPTCHA will switch from data controller to data processor in April 2026. After years of privacy violations and data harvesting, can enterprises really trust this sudden change?
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How to Add CAPTCHA to Fastly CDN
Learn how to integrate Procaptcha with Fastly CDN to protect your website from bot attacks while maintaining performance and user privacy.
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We cut our Mongo DB costs by 90% by moving to Hetzner
We made the switch from AWS-hosted MongoDB Atlas to a self-hosted solution on Hetzner, resulting in a 90% reduction in costs while maintaining performance and reliability.
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reCAPTCHA is Changing Its Terms of Service
Google reCAPTCHA is changing its terms of service. Find out what this means for site owners and the pricing implications.
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🎫 Preventing Ticket Bots - The Battle for Fair Access
Ticket bots continue to plague the live event industry in 2026, frustrating fans and inflating prices. Discover the latest strategies to prevent them.
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How to Choose a GDPR-Friendly CAPTCHA for WordPress
Stop spam & stay GDPR-compliant! Learn how to choose a GDPR-friendly CAPTCHA for WordPress that boosts security without tracking.
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How to Integrate CAPTCHA Without Violating User Rights
Integrate CAPTCHA the right way! Ensure security, privacy, and accessibility without violating user rights. Follow our expert guide for best practices!
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Why is Ticket Scalping so Hard to Stop? Uncovered
Uncover the dark secrets of ticket scalping, from bots to black markets. See why it's so hard to stop and what can be done. Don't miss out - read now!
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How to Test Your Ansible Playbooks Locally
Testing your Ansible playbooks locally can save you time and effort. Here are some tips to help you get started.
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We Are Being Blackmailed or: How Not to Hire a Contractor
A contractor that we hired on Upwork is now blackmailing us. Here's how we got into this situation and how we're dealing with it.
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tsx vs ts-node: Time to Drop ts-node for tsx
tsx vs ts-node compared: why tsx runs TypeScript faster than ts-node, and how to migrate your Node.js scripts away from ts-node today.
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Using Vite To Rebuild Local Dependencies in an NPM Workspace
When we make changes to a package that our vite project depends on, Vite doesn't automatically rebuild the local package dependency as it's outside the module graph. This article explains how to get Vite to rebuild local dependencies in an NPM workspace.
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What is the best value CAPTCHA in 2024?
Find out what the best value CAPTCHA is in 2024 and how it compares to other popular CAPTCHA solutions.
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How Much Does Prosopo Procaptcha Cost Compared to reCAPTCHA?
A comparison of the costs of using Prosopo Procaptcha and Google reCAPTCHA for website security. Google reCAPTCHA's price hike has caused quite a stir in the digital community. In this article, we compare cost of using Google reCAPTCHA with Prosopo Procaptcha, a private, community-powered CAPTCHA service.
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Invisible Captcha: A Seamless Solution by Prosopo
Invisible Captcha is a powerful tool for protecting your website from spam and abuse without disrupting the [user experience](/glossary/terms/user-experience/). Learn how it works and why it's a valuable addition to your security arsenal.
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Stop giving your website data away!
Find out why reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile may be secretly monetising your website data, and how Prosopo's Procaptcha is solving this problem.
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How to deploy Procaptcha on your website or app
How to switch from Google's reCAPTCHA to Prosopo Procaptcha and protect your website or app from bots for free.
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Prosopo team at Polkadot Decoded 2022
The Prosopo team had the privilege of participating in the third edition of Polkadot Decoded in Berlin, enjoying talks by Gavin Wood on Governance v2, and by Encointer on providing Universal Basic Income through decentralised local currencies amongst others. The event highlighted the need for [bot protection](/glossary/terms/bot-protection/) for web 3.
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Prosopo receives grant from Web3 Foundation to build human verification
We are thrilled to announce that Prosopo has secured a grant from the Web3 Foundation, propelling our mission to create a decentralized human verification marketplace. Developed in collaboration with our partner, Gimly, the Prosopo protocol aims to fortify decentralized applications (DApps) against bot attacks while maintaining a high level of decentralization. Such innovations are vital in transitioning blockchain applications from niche utilities to integral components of daily life.
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