Google is checking if your IP is a Tor Exit Node, no matter from where you want to connect
2015-03-16 11:52 GMT+01:00 <blo...@openmailbox.org>: > I have noticed that when I try to login to my Gmail or Hotmail accounts > with Tor, I invariably get asked to validate myself (e.g. receive an SMS). > This is understandably due my IP being in a different country from the > "usual" IPs that I use to sign in. > > However, I have experimented with StrictExitNodes. I am in New York and > have used a number of New York exit nodes. I still get asked to verify. > > I am wondering if Tor developers or experienced users know (for a fact) > whether or not this is "normal" or whether using an exit node automatically > makes Gmail and Hotmail think that a "hacker" is attempting to access the > accounts. > > This is not a case of a website e.g. Craigslist blocking Tor. It is > whether the use of an exit node IP automatically engenders scrutiny from > whatever security algorithms certain webmail providers use. > > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
