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Sounds like a useful tool for Google, even if it is bothersome for users doing certain searches. Much seems to be made of how many searches a month are done for particular keywords. That number of searches is then cited in terms of the potential value of a domain.This happens, for example, if you search for less common terms, within a short period of time. Or if you often look up terms between quotes in succession, without visiting web pages afterwards. Google then wants to check whether there is a real person behind the computer and that you are not a web crawler.
With a VPN it is way more likely to happen.Sounds like a useful tool for Google, even if it is bothersome for users doing certain searches. Much seems to be made of how many searches a month are done for particular keywords. That number of searches is then cited in terms of the potential value of a domain. It's reassuring that Google has this added protection, to help exclude bots from skewing the stats.
Does this happen even if you use a VPN?