This is getting RIDICULOUS! 3 out of 5 searches this happens!

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This is getting RIDICULOUS! 3 out of 5 searches this happens!!!

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If you use a VPN, change location to Static IP. Had the same problem some time ago.

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This is common for people using a VPN.

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Google HATES anything to do with VPNs, and WILL make it a pain in the ass to use one.

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Happens all the time on my iPhone when using google. Switched to a different search browser and it stopped.

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What if it happens and you aren’t using a VPN?

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Are you sure you’re not a bot? :robot:

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icloud private relay will cause this

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People are saying VPN but this also happened to me when I got malware on my computer and it infected my whole network, so that could also be a possibility.

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iCloud+ Private Relay, turn it off.

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Happens when using private browsing.

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This happens to me when I have 15+ tabs open using Safari on iOS and no VPN. As soon as I close the majority of my tabs the captcha doesn’t pop.

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Sounds like something a robot would say

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If you are an Apple user and pay for iCloud, it may include a proxy on Safari that’s causing it

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well… are you a robot? could be an opportunity to reflect

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Very rarely happens to me but I always wonder why

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I’ve seen this when I do advanced searches that combine a couple of operators like inurl: and site:

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This is why I switched to Firefox for my main browser after having used Chrome since it launched. It started happening for every single search, and made me do the picture search captcha every time.

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Stop using Google search. Problem solved.

They are garbage now and there are much better search providers that haven’t caved to ad funding.

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If you are using a VPN, Proxy Server or an ISP with CGNAT this downside may well happen, because your traffic emerges onto the internet with a shared public source IP but user unique source port. Unlike users using direct public IP addresses who’s source IP is unique.

You may also get ISP forwarded DMCA infringement notices where the source port was not logged. In these cases this can be an upside & the actual infringer (you or another) is not directly referenced & in this instance beyond being pursued legally.