Google asks for Captcha after *ever single search* (2024)

FAQs

Why does Google keep asking me to complete a CAPTCHA? ›

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.

Google will detect a VPN, and display the captcha. Search engines will send captchas when a VPN is detected, testing/checking for bots.

If your network is using a shared public IP address, such as a public proxy server, Google may have triggered the message based on traffic from other people's devices. Additionally, this error could be triggered if multiple people on your network were searching at once.

If you notice unfamiliar or suspicious activity on your account, you can take control of your account and make it more secure. To start, sign in to your Google Account and tap Security at the top. Important: If you cannot sign in, go to the Account Recovery page and answer the questions as best you can.

One is to act as a deterent for bots by making sure you are human, but the second is in fact they have said they use it in machine learning to help with pattern recognition.

Reasons why you might get multiple CAPTCHAs:

Your computer could be infected and be attacking other computers and websites without your knowledge. This is rare but possible. Make sure your antivirus is up to date and your computer is malware-free.

Google has explained it by saying that CAPTCHA can be triggered by an automated process sometimes caused by spambots, infected computers, email worms, or SEO tools. You simply need to verify it by entering the characters or clicking the correct image, and you are done.

If there is still a problem, try clearing Captcha: visit https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and sign in with the Gmail username and password. If necessary (it's usually not), enter the letters in the distorted picture then press Continue.

If you're seeing this reCAPTCHA challenge, your browser environment doesn't support the reCAPTCHA checkbox widget. There are a few steps you can take to improve your experience: Make sure your browser is fully updated (see minimum browser requirements) Check that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.

What is the difference between CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA? ›

Traditional CAPTCHAs mainly use text-based challenges, requiring users to decipher distorted or scrambled characters. On the other hand, reCAPTCHA offers a more advanced approach, incorporating image based captchas using real-world images and analyzing user behavior to distinguish between human users and bots.

The reason why Google prompts “unusual traffic from your computer network” is that the Google systems think that your requests being sent are done automatically by a reboot or virus. But please take it easy. Getting this error does not mean that your network activity is spying by Google.

You might get the "unusual traffic" error message when using a public Wi-Fi—because many other people are likely connected to the same network and searching Google, the software might flag the requests as automated. This can also happen when several people are using your home network at the same time.

CAPTCHA does not directly check the user's web history. However, some CAPTCHA implementations may use browser fingerprints or other data available to the website to determine the user's identity and assess their risk level.

Google has explained it by saying that CAPTCHA can be triggered by an automated process sometimes caused by spambots, infected computers, email worms, or SEO tools. You simply need to verify it by entering the characters or clicking the correct image, and you are done.