Why your VPN keeps triggering extra security checks

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA dedicated VPN address may cut down on those CAPTCHAs and bank login checks, because websites get one connection to recognize, Fox News reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFolks, you paid a company to hide you, and now your bank wants to know who you are. Think about that.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint one. When hundreds of users connect through the same VPN server, they all appear to come from the same address.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the bank sees hundreds of people at one address, all typing your password. And it gets nervous. Really?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint two. Banks, email providers and shopping sites may ask for extra verification when your visible address changes. You moved nothing.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou are on your couch.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPoint three. The fix is a dedicated address, one that belongs only to you.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you pay extra to be the only person in the crowd.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd here's what they won't tell you. Shared addresses can give you more privacy, because your traffic mixes in with everybody else's.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat was the whole pitch.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMeanwhile the Fox column says the dedicated address may reduce repeated prompts without turning off your VPN. May. Come on.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo I paid to hide, and now I pay to be recognized. I could've just used my own address. It was free.