CAPTCHA is a human-centred test to distinguish a human operator from bots, attacking programs, or other computerised agents that tries to imitate human intelligence. In this research, we investigate a way to crack visual CAPTCHA tests by an automated deep learning based solution. The goal of...

Kryptowerte wie der Bitcoin stellen ein neuartiges Phänomen dar, welches vor allem in rechtlicher Hinsicht zahlreiche Fragen aufwirft. Die vorliegende Arbeit erforscht nach Erläuterung der technischen Grundlagen der Blockchaintechnologie die währungs- und aufsichtsrechtliche Einordnung von...

Innovative measurements in representative surveys are needed to draw meaningful conclusions about the prevalence of digital work and its consequences for employees' job demands and resources. Since the digitalization of work encompasses a variety of technological developments and possible...

Work-related use of digital information and communication technology (ICT) is not restricted to specific working sites and times. For employees, this can involve opportunities for flexible working, that is, having control over when and where to work. Applying an organisational comparative...

Im Rahmen dieses Beitrages gehen wir der Frage nach, inwiefern Crowdsourcing von Betrieben, bei denen ein Teil der Arbeitstätigkeiten einer Wertschöpfungskette über digitale Plattformen ausgelagert wird, Änderungen im Ungleichheitsgefüge des Beschäftigungssystems mit sich bringt. Bei...

Digitalization of work has been made responsible for an increase in labor market inequalities, not only with respect to job loss, but also concerning an increased polarization of the remaining jobs due to processes of devaluation and upgrading of jobs and occupations. However, the discussion...