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I’ve been a loyal VPN user for a decade plus. The problem is the web’s becoming increasingly unusable for anyone who comes from a VPN IP. Every single search an
by dcolkitt 5y ago
I’ve been a loyal VPN user for a decade plus. The problem is the web’s becoming increasingly unusable for anyone who comes from a VPN IP. Every single search and website click results in 90 seconds of barely decipherable captcha challenges.
- shuckles 5y agoPresumably the widespread proliferation of (ironically!) iCloud Private Relay and the like will help alleviate this.
- mistermann 5y agoHow do you know if the VON you're using is trustworthy though?
- dcolkitt 5y agoI've recently tried Express, Proton and Nord. They all seem to have the same issue. Don't know if anyone has any suggestions of VPNs that don't lead to captcha hell, but I'd appreciate any pointers if there's one out there.
- mindslight 5y agoOne is better off suffering that and letting it inform your behavior (avoiding sites that implement that trash, to the extent you can), than continuing to buy into the surveillance web and making it ever harder to separate yourself.