There are proxies where you don't need to verify yourself. Tor should be a normal thing, sure it's anonymizing but it can help a lot.
2015-03-16 12:12 GMT+01:00 Ben Tasker <b...@bentasker.co.uk>: > You'll likely see the same thing from anything that the provider considers > to be an anonymous proxy - i.e. it'll affect Tor exits but isn't > necessarily Tor specific. > > It's reasonably normal, if somewhat irritating > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:52 AM, <blo...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Ben Tasker > https://www.bentasker.co.uk > -- > 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
