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What is CAPTCHA, why it is used, and how to deal with it when using a VPN.
Google keeps asking you to choose traffic lights or pictures of buses that don't end in any way, every time you use it when you're connected to a VPN?
Then you're dealing with CAPTCHA requests. You may be used to seeing them on web pages and forums, but do they also appear on Google? Usually not. But you'll start seeing them more and more often if you use Google under a VPN.
We offer you a translation of the technical media resource TechNadu's short guide on what a CAPTCHA is, why it is used, and how to deal with it when using a VPN.
Try a different browser
There's a chance you won't get as many CAPTCHA requests if you use a more privacy-oriented web browser when connecting to a VPN. So instead of Chrome or Opera, try Firefox, for example.
Try less popular VPN providers
Less popular VPNs have fewer users, so Google is less likely to flag the IP addresses of their servers as suspicious. If you often use Google when connecting to a VPN, you might want to purchase a paid plan to use it as a fallback option. However, before using such a VPN provider, you must first make sure that it is secure and does not collect data.
Google keeps asking you to choose traffic lights or pictures of buses that don't end in any way, every time you use it when you're connected to a VPN?
Then you're dealing with CAPTCHA requests. You may be used to seeing them on web pages and forums, but do they also appear on Google? Usually not. But you'll start seeing them more and more often if you use Google under a VPN.
We offer you a translation of the technical media resource TechNadu's short guide on what a CAPTCHA is, why it is used, and how to deal with it when using a VPN.
What is a CAPTCHA and why is it used?
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Try a different browser
There's a chance you won't get as many CAPTCHA requests if you use a more privacy-oriented web browser when connecting to a VPN. So instead of Chrome or Opera, try Firefox, for example.
Try less popular VPN providers
Less popular VPNs have fewer users, so Google is less likely to flag the IP addresses of their servers as suspicious. If you often use Google when connecting to a VPN, you might want to purchase a paid plan to use it as a fallback option. However, before using such a VPN provider, you must first make sure that it is secure and does not collect data.