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Google - "unusual activity" recpatchas
I don't know where to post this but Google has been hitting me with a lot of "we've detected unusual activity" nonsense lately, especially if I run too many searches in a few minutes (how many is anybody's guess as it seems arbitrary).
But their recaptchas are unsolvable. I mean absolutely unsolvable. It's infuriating - the images fade in and out slooooowly, and you have to click multiple times before you get them all. Then, you fail anyways, and have to start a new one. Over and over and over for 10 minutes or more, until I'm finally blocked for too many attempts. It's ridiculous. I get these captchas a lot when joining forums, posting comments, etc., but when I run a search on Google and suddenly they pop this up, that's where I draw the line.
Why do they hit me with these just for using their search engine for common searches? Why are their recaptchas impossible to solve? On some sites they seem to work okay - the images load much faster, and some puzzles actually work - like the bridges and buses, which just require 1 click and they are solved. But the ones that slowly fade away and more pop up are impossible, especially the ones with cars and signs and store fronts. Selecting the "audio challenge" option instantly results in a temporary block.
Is there a certain browser that works better with these nightmares? I use Firefox in private browsing mode most of the time. I've tried Chrome and I see no improvement. Why does Google want to make me hate the internet?