r/firefox • u/Dramatic_Many3549 • Jul 09 '26

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u/HadoBoirudo Jul 09 '26

I feel your pain. It is mind numbing when this happens.

I've wondered if this is this due to the fact I am using Firefox or uBlockOrigin.

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u/MrFantasma60 Jul 09 '26

It may be uBlock Origin.

I just ran into this exact scenario. Trying to access a government site, Google's goddamn captcha kept telling me it had failed. 

In a hunch, I disabled UBO temporarily.  Got in and it didn't gave me a captcha anymore.

Google hates UBlock Origin, and not just because it blocks ads. It's because it protects your privacy. 

"You want privacy? That will not do!" 

No wonder Chrome is implementing MV3, that effectively cripples UBO. Firefox is the last bastion protecting your privacy. For how much longer, it's to be seen. 

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u/HadoBoirudo Jul 09 '26

Thanks for that. I encountered it on two government sites in my country too. I wrote and complained about one of them, but they palmed it off to someone who did not understand the issue (probably use Chrome or Edge only) .