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> My timezone has not changed, my IP address and rough location has not changed, my screensize has not changed, my broadband speed has not changed, and my gener
by crankylinuxuser 8y ago
> My timezone has not changed, my IP address and rough location has not changed, my screensize has not changed, my broadband speed has not changed, and my general computer dexterity has not changed, yet I am relentlessly targeted. On chrome I never saw these challenges, but on firefox with the privacy plug-ins I am always always always challenged.
That's because Google isn't just profiling "Tor users". They're going after anyone who values privacy in any way or technology.
Simply put, you're being punished for ensuring privacy. And anybody who uses Google's captcha services is an accessory to that.
- sneakernets 8y agoThere is no Google "punishment algorithm". It's just computers being dumb.
- YUMad 8y agoSometimes people intentionally make computers dumb.
- SahAssar 8y agoSomebody made those computers dumb in that exact way. That's the complaint.
- JohnFen 8y agoI think that Google is more than happy to punish people for protecting their privacy. That may or may not be the main goal, but it doesn't appear to be something Google considers a downside.