TOT Mail tracking - rant

alan_m · 2020-06-16T11:47:22+00:00

This time I have some packages to be delivered by Royal Mail and have a couple of tracking numbers and a link to their site.Since when have they started to use those picture verification grids, why are they all USA pictures, why are they using American terms (example: identify all pictures with cross-walks) and why is such security required on a parcel tracking site? There is no user ID or password involved so ANYONE with the tracking number can get in after jumping through this unnecessary series of hoops.

Jun 16, 2020 Last reply: 6 years ago 23 Replies

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Andrew 6 years ago

Then they should show photos inside abbatoirs and ask people to identify animals. That should piss-off the Vegans and Veggies too :-)

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Max Demian 6 years ago

Some they don't know the answer to, and are used to train the AI; others they do and are used to see whether you are a robot or a (US) human. If enough people identify an object as a fire hydrant, they move the picture from the first to the second set.

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DJC 6 years ago

It's a voting system, the AI makes a guess, if enough people confirm that initial guess then it will expect you to confirm it. If you dont then it will present you with another set of pictures, but mark down the certainty of the previous identification.

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alan_m 6 years ago

The grids I've seen recently will not let you continue unless you get all of what "they" consider correct (unless the page is refreshed to get a new image)

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