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How do I get rid of I am not a robot CAPTCHA? ›

CAPTCHAs are used at the sign up process to prevent spammers from using a “bot” to generate hundreds of spam mail accounts.

A 2020 episode of QI gave a rather surprising explanation of what ticking 'I am not a robot' on a website really does. They said that it gives a website permission to look at your actions and history on your device to decide if you are human.

This information can be your cursor movement as you go to click that checkbox (apparently humans move their cursors with more randomness than a computer), your cookies and device history, according to Cloudflare. Google uses that information to determine the probability that you are a human or a robot.

So, suppose there no problem on my IP right if both of other browser pass the cloudfare checking. That means it's a browser issue, that is your browser is not sending enough important data to tell the system it's a legit user. Instead the system think it's a bot or spam to try to stop you with captcha.

Suddenly using the browser from a location in another area could prompt a CAPTCHA if you don't clear your history before connecting to the VPN. When you visit websites without a VPN, your search engine stores temporary files that can divulge the IP address you regularly access your accounts from.

Several factors can contribute to reCAPTCHA identifying you as a potential or suspected robot: Suspicious Behavior: If your interactions on the platform resemble automated or bot-like patterns, such as rapid form submissions or repeated login attempts, the system may flag them as suspicious.

Instead of the usual tasks of checking a box or picking out all traffic lights in a photo, this test, or CAPTCHA as they're called, told me to “Click allow if you are not a robot.” As it turns out, this wasn't a legitimate CAPTCHA, but a scam!

As the BBC's QI revealed, ticking the little box is actually letting the site check things like your internet browsing history to determine whether you're a real person or not. "Ticking the box is not the point. It's how you behaved before you ticked the box that is analysed," Sandi Toksvig explained to the panel.

What is the test to prove you are not a robot? ›

A CAPTCHA test is designed to determine if an online user is really a human and not a bot. CAPTCHA is an acronym that stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart." Users often encounter CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA tests on the Internet.

The purpose of “I'm not a robot” is to stop spams that may have been created by a human being to spam out something against a website/services; Instagram is a good example for many fake accounts we have all noticed or so they say that is what it is for?…

Google interprets that your IP address / device sends multiple search requests at the same time (this creates a suspicious effect on the search engine). With CAPTCHA, Google makes sure that you are not a robot or a computer program that sends multiple requests for search or spam.

iCloud allows you to bypass many challenges by automatically and privately verifying your iPhone and account. You can turn this bypass on or off. Go to Settings > [your name] > Sign-In & Security, then turn Automatic Verification on or off.

Google interprets that your IP address / device sends multiple search requests at the same time (this creates a suspicious effect on the search engine). With CAPTCHA, Google makes sure that you are not a robot or a computer program that sends multiple requests for search or spam.

Delete the browsing history

If you're constantly prompted to fill in text or image captchas during searches, clearing your browsing history may help. Google relies on cookies to detect bots and automated software, so clearing your browsing history and cookies could resolve the issue.