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Re: Hey Google - Recaptcha sucks


From: John Levine via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
Date: 5 Feb 2026 17:11:37 -0500

It appears that William Herrin via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> said:
I'm at SEATAC airport trying to access www.google.com via the public
wifi with Firefox. Apparently you really don't like that because it's
stuck in a Recaptcha loop displaying captcha after captcha after
captcha.

It shouldn't be surprising that they're sceptical of connections from
an airport public wifi.

I can't help but notice that Chrome works. It's your _competitor_
Firefox that you don't seem to like.

If you're ever there again, it would be interesting to try some of the other
chromium browsers like Edge or Opera. Maybe there's something that handshakes
with the CAPTCHA. Or if you're on an Apple device, try Safari which is the other
non-chromium browser.

R's,
John
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