This is my first time to Mozilla Support with a question.
Firefox is my default browser using version 155.0.1. I use Strict ETP. [FYI - my skills are basic with IT]. … (lees meer)
This is my first time to Mozilla Support with a question.
Firefox is my default browser using version 155.0.1. I use Strict ETP. [FYI - my skills are basic with IT]. I also use Firefox Focus on my iPhone.
I previously used Google Chrome but I must have removed it as it's no longer appearing in my desktop Apps.
As of a couple of days ago, I tidied up my Library/cache and deleted it to 'Trash', using Apple support community help instructions for housekeeping. (Because I was getting increased frequency in the spinning ball at start-up). I didn't delete any other folders - just Library/cache in my housekeeping.
Since then, when searching Google / Firefox, Google keeps asking if I'm a robot (asking me to tick a 'reCaptcha' box) as it's detecting unusual traffic on my computer - before it continues with my search via Firefox browser.
This doesn't happen when using other search engines, (eg: Bing or Duck Duck Go).
Using Google searches on Safari browser does not ask me if I'm a robot question ? Searches go through perfectly - no questions asked. Only when I use Google search engine with desktop Firefox. Is it my privacy settings?
I prefer Firefox as my browser because it's independent and open sourced, safe and for its sense of community.
My desktop MacBook Air (2017) is 9 y/o - vintage? So, no longer receiving software updates - but hoping to upgrade with a new Mac desktop soon. (see attached image of current MacBook Air operating system Monterey version 12.7.6).
My question is:
- Why is Google only in the last two days asking me at every search, the above question about 'unusual traffic' / tick the robot box ? And,
- Should I reinstall 'Google Chrome' via the Apple Store?
Or for better security, think of getting a new computer sooner, rather than later ? :(
Many thanks for your support, and time. [No hurry!]
thank you in advance,
regards, kindly
Rose
Roselyn Hansen
(Australia)