I am implementing a site with CAPTCHA in the registration form; my first. I read dozens of posts about the pros and cons, and all the various implementations there. I am pleased with all this, but this is a necessary evil in my case.
What I don't understand is why people post random characters in their posts all over the Internet. Here is an example from today on TDWTF . In 95 comments, 5 people added lines like this to the end of their posts:
Captcha: nimis.
Captcha: augue.
Captcha: distineo.
Is this a security risk? Do hatch lines publish so that they can be collected and used in an attack? Or are they just trying to track themselves by inserting a random word for later search on Google?
Should I worry?
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