Comment by crazygringo
3 hours ago
But that's not a problem caused by Cloudflare.
That's a problem caused by bots and spammers and DDoSers, that Cloudflare is trying to alleviate.
And you generally don't have to prove it over and over again unless there's a high-risk signal associated with you, like you're using a VPN or have cookies disabled, etc. Which are great for protecting your privacy, but then obviously privacy means you do have to keep demonstrating you're not a bot.
You might say the problem CloudFlare is causing is lesser than the ones it's solving, but you can't say they're not causing a new, separate problem.
That they're trying counts for brownie points, it's not an excuse to be satisfied with something that still bothers a lot of people. Do better, CloudFlare.
Do better, how?
If you have any ideas on how to protect against bad actors in a way that is just as effective but easier for users, please share it.
Because as far as I can tell, this isn't a question of effort. It's a question of fundamental technological limitations.