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Google Rebrands reCAPTCHA as 'Cloud Fraud Defense' — Adds Agentic Policy Engine for Bot, Human, and AI Agent Verification
Announced at Google Next '26, Google Cloud Fraud Defense is the evolution of reCAPTCHA designed for the agentic web. It introduces an agentic policy engine that evaluates bots, humans, and AI agents based on risk scores, automation types, and agent identity. A new QR-code challenge replaces traditional CAPTCHAs to deter automated fraud. Existing reCAPTCHA customers auto-migrate with no pricing changes. Hit 308 points and 315 comments on HN.
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