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amatecha ◴[17 Oct 24 06:43 UTC] No.41867018[source]▶

I get blocked from websites with some regularity, running Firefox with strict privacy settings, "resist fingerprinting" etc. on OpenBSD. They just give a 403 Forbidden with no explanation, but it's only ever on sites fronted by CloudFlare. Good times. Seems legit.

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wakeupcall ◴[17 Oct 24 09:59 UTC] No.41868030[source]▶

>>41867018 #

Also running FF with strict privacy settings and several blockers. The annoyances are constantly increasing. Cloudflare, captchas, "we think you're a bot", constantly recurring cookie popups and absurd requirements are making me hate most of the websites and services I hit nowdays.

I tried for a long time to get around it, but now when I hit a website like this just close the tab and don't bother anymore.

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1. anilakar ◴[17 Oct 24 12:54 UTC] No.41869225[source]▶

>>41868030 #

Heck, I cannot even pass ReCAPTCHA nowadays. No amount of clicking buses, bicycles, motorcycles, traffic lights, stairs, crosswalks, bridges and fire hydrants will suffice. The audio transcript feature is the only way to get past a prompt.

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2. josteink ◴[17 Oct 24 13:09 UTC] No.41869330[source]▶

>>41869225 (TP) #

Just a heads up that this is how Google treat connections it suspects to originate from bots. Silently keeping you in an endless loop promising reward if you can complete it correctly.

I discovered this when I set up IPv6 using hurricane electric as a tunnel broker for IPv6 connectivity.

Seemingly Google has all HEnet IPv6tunnel subnets listed for such behaviour without it being documented anywhere. It was extremely annoying until I figured out what was going on.

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3. n4r9 ◴[17 Oct 24 13:36 UTC] No.41869544[source]▶

>>41869330 #

> Silently keeping you in an endless loop promising reward if you can complete it correctly.

Sounds suspiciously like how product managers talk to developers as well.

4. anilakar ◴[17 Oct 24 14:09 UTC] No.41869837[source]▶

>>41869330 #

Sadly my biggest crime is running Firefox with default privacy settings and uBlock Origin installed. No VPNs or IPv6 tunnels, no Tor traffic whatsoever, no Google search history poisoning plugins.

If only there was a law that allowed one to be excluded from automatic behavior profiling...

5. marssaxman ◴[17 Oct 24 16:55 UTC] No.41871389[source]▶

>>41869225 (TP) #

There's a pho restaurant near where I work which wants you to scan a QR code at the table, then order and pay through their website instead of talking to a person. In three visits, I have not once managed to get past their captcha!

(The actual process at this restaurant is to sit down, fuss with your phone a bit, then get up like you're about to leave; someone will arrive promptly to take your order.)

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6. eddythompson80 ◴[17 Oct 24 20:16 UTC] No.41873314[source]▶

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I’ve only seen that at Asian restaurants near a university in my city. When I asked I was told that this is a common way in China and they get a lot of international students who prefer/expect it that way.

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