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by jerry80 1954 days ago
Google isn't forcing anyone to use ReCaptcha, but in my state many government websites use it. So I actually am forced to use it. This is even more true with Covid, where many in-person services have transitioned to online-only.

What's worse is that ReCaptcha isn't an honest CAPTCHA. Instead, ReCaptcha relies in large part on building a tracking profile. If you take privacy enhancing measures, such as clearing cookies and using a VPN, then you can't pass ReCaptcha. It will present you with a endless loop of "please try again" no matter your answer.

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I clean my cookies very often and do use a VPN and do not have any problem using reCaptcha, never even saw this "please try again" error.

maybe there is something in your particular setup that is breaking it.