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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Attachment added: "screenshot of the problem"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1033598/+attachment/4442192/+files/usc-captcha.png

** Description changed:

+ software-center 5.2.4, Ubuntu 12.04
+ software-center 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04
+ 
+ 1. Switch to a guest session.
+ 2. Launch USC.
+ 3. Choose "Turn On Recommendations".
+ 
  This really may be two bugs, but the latter one is a lot more
  irritating:
  
  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a Software
  Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
  recommendations. This should be OK, except that I created an account
  months ago. What happened to it?
  
- 2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA
- challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please.
- I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If
- I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
+ 2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please. I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
+ https://launchpadlibrarian.net/214060168/usc-captcha.png
  
  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:
- 
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html
- 
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-
- center/+bug/990963/comments/6
- 
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
- Package: software-center 5.2.4
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic-pae 3.2.21
- Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic-pae i686
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
- ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
- Architecture: i386
- CheckboxSubmission: e665592ec356650b8c1e4f41698ed522
- CheckboxSystem: 4ed15c40009aa6f7770f606350a390a2
- Date: Mon Aug  6 19:45:17 2012
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
- PackageArchitecture: all
- SourcePackage: software-center
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/990963/comments/6

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033598

Title:
  the CAPTCHA challenge in Ubuntu Software Center is much too difficult
  to solve for a real human being

Status in software-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubuntu-sso-client package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  software-center 5.2.4, Ubuntu 12.04
  software-center 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04

  1. Switch to a guest session.
  2. Launch USC.
  3. Choose "Turn On Recommendations".

  This really may be two bugs, but the latter one is a lot more
  irritating:

  1. For some reason Software Center keeps asking me to create a
  Software Center account on startup and also whenever I try to turn on
  recommendations. This should be OK, except that I created an account
  months ago. What happened to it?

  2. Well whatever, then I shall register again. Unless there's a CAPTCHA challange which I can't solve. 0/40 success rate (est.). Guys, please. I'm a human being. 0/40 means that this CAPTCHA is nearly unsolvable. If I'm wrong, then go on, prove me wrong.
  https://launchpadlibrarian.net/214060168/usc-captcha.png

  Also it looks like I'm not alone with my opinion:
  https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kubuntu-users/2012-May/056197.html
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/990963/comments/6

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