Jérémie Zimmermann🎶💗🧀🫖5946
@jz@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Deutsche Bahn (DB), a state-owned company under control of the gov of #Germany, is telling me when i try to buy a ticket or to log in (!) that "Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot."

Suggestion is:
- change browser (!)
- change network (!!!)
or
"If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, [iOS stuff], or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it."

#German gov. suggests giving up on privacy protection?

-> DPA complaint?

#publicservice#Enshitification

A screenshot from the Deutsche Bahn website (bahn.de) presenting the following text (only the English translation fits here): Error 753 – something went wrong We apologize, but an error has occurred during your login: Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot. The following steps may help you to log in: Please use a different browser. Clear your browser's cache and reload the page: To do this, delete the browser data, cache, and cookies in your browser settings. Use a different internet connection and reload the page (for example, switch from LAN to Wi-Fi or use a mobile hotspot). If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, iCloud Private Relay (an iOS feature that hides your IP address), or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it.
A screenshot from the Deutsche Bahn website (bahn.de) presenting the following text (only the English translation fits here): Error 753 – something went wrong We apologize, but an error has occurred during your login: Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot. The following steps may help you to log in: Please use a different browser. Clear your browser's cache and reload the page: To do this, delete the browser data, cache, and cookies in your browser settings. Use a different internet connection and reload the page (for example, switch from LAN to Wi-Fi or use a mobile hotspot). If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, iCloud Private Relay (an iOS feature that hides your IP address), or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it.
A screenshot from the Deutsche Bahn website (bahn.de) presenting the following text (only the English translation fits here): Error 753 – something went wrong We apologize, but an error has occurred during your login: Your browser's behavior resembles that of a bot. The following steps may help you to log in: Please use a different browser. Clear your browser's cache and reload the page: To do this, delete the browser data, cache, and cookies in your browser settings. Use a different internet connection and reload the page (for example, switch from LAN to Wi-Fi or use a mobile hotspot). If you are using a VPN client, anonymization tool, iCloud Private Relay (an iOS feature that hides your IP address), or third-party antivirus software, please temporarily disable it.
Jérémie Zimmermann🎶💗🧀🫖5946
@jz@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

The crazy thing is that i am actually trying to log in, in order to use their website in a mode where they know my name, address and banking details. How more "not a bot" could I be than that?

This is catastrophic as a terrible piece of advice given by a public institution. But also pushing everyone who cares about their privacy to use private competitive services (someline.com) who have 137 (or so) "partners" to whom they may re-sell your data to!

#Germany used to do better than that...