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by 0x2a 735 days ago
Opt-out:

https://www.costco.com/DNSMIView

https://simpleoptout.com/#costco
2 comments
OptionOfT 735 days ago
Arg, can't paste in my membership number in the confirm box.

I wonder why this gets disabled? Is this a rule in some obscure security ruleset?

And this is a brand-new form... So someone recently came up with it.

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twoWhlsGud 735 days ago
Completely annoying. I can't imagine any legitimate reason for disabling paste, and I work in cyber security. (There are poorly thought out reasons for disabling paste such as trying to discourage bots, but those sorts of attacks can easily work around such "security" measures.)
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0x2a 734 days ago
Example workaround with Hammerspoon:

https://www.hammerspoon.org/go/#pasteblock

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m463 735 days ago
https://www.costco.com/DNSMIView

lol: This site is protected by reCAPTCHA.

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nickburns 735 days ago
can you elaborate on why that's concerning (or otherwise remarkable)?
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kotaKat 734 days ago
I'll take that over hCaptcha's abusive anti-user bullshit any day.
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0x2a 734 days ago
What did hCaptcha do that was anti-user?

reCAPTCHA is awful. This is my experience on a daily basis if I make the mistake of trying to use it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TsZB3zQFQ

It's often only possible to complete with the accessibility feature or the Buster add-on.

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