>Unless you have a contract that says you don't have to use a CAPTCHA when you log on, the site operator can do whatever they want. Users who don't like it can vote with their feet.

I am referencing mostly to the usage itself as to know if this is observed elsewhere as where this will lead us to.

>Every site and organization strikes a balance between convenience and security. The site you describe leans more towards security.

If that is the case, this then assumes a bot could do the login and would be stopped after with that CAPTCHA. We'll have to wait and see if this becomes a new standard. This could also have an impact on the usage itself which could be lowered due to that additional step which takes a lot more time to access a site.