On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 6:28 AM, Matthew <pump...@cotse.net> wrote: > On numerous occasions when using Google with Tor (yes, I know there are > other options like Scroogle) it claims I might be sending automated queries > and gives me a CAPTCHA. Sometimes this allows me to search; other times I > am caught in a loop and am constantly send back to the CAPTCHA screen. > > I am wondering why Google does not deal with this. I can understand that if > dozens of people are using the same IP then some sites think "zombies" are > being used. But if the IP is a Tor node then this is not the case. Google > could surely exclude these Tor IPs. > > So my question is: why don't they? What are the politics behind their > decision not to acknowledge Tor exit nodes as bona fide?
Really? This isn't obvious? People are running automated datamining queries _via tor_ in order to gain control of more IPs and avoid being blocked. Even if they weren't, they'd certainly start if Google exempted tor exits. *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majord...@torproject.org with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/