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How to disable cloud flare from popping up on iPad

This is getting out of hand. I can't search the web without encountering this program.

How do I stop it from interrupting my browsing?

I use Windows on my laptop and this guy doesn't show up there.

PLease help with circumventing these steps on the iPad.


THanks.

iPad, iOS 9.3.1, null

Posted on May 16, 2016 7:51 AM

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Posted on May 16, 2016 9:38 PM

At long last I found an answer.


Cloud Flare is here to stay and there is nothing we can do about it.

It is a program imposed by the websites we visit to screen and detect suspicious IP addresses.


In my case, I found via Project Honeypotthat my public IP address had outgoing activities (thru email, I believe) that I wasn't aware of.

I have contacted by IP provider about that.


Still, while the intent may be justified, Cloud Flare approach is poorly designed.

In this day and age when speed is gold I can't fancy spending time inspecting their pictures looking for storefronts or grass when in the middle of a meeting.


SHMG

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May 16, 2016 9:38 PM in response to irisapple

At long last I found an answer.


Cloud Flare is here to stay and there is nothing we can do about it.

It is a program imposed by the websites we visit to screen and detect suspicious IP addresses.


In my case, I found via Project Honeypotthat my public IP address had outgoing activities (thru email, I believe) that I wasn't aware of.

I have contacted by IP provider about that.


Still, while the intent may be justified, Cloud Flare approach is poorly designed.

In this day and age when speed is gold I can't fancy spending time inspecting their pictures looking for storefronts or grass when in the middle of a meeting.


SHMG

May 16, 2016 2:33 PM in response to Ferd II

Ferd, thanks for the link but the only thing mentioned there that I could do on the iPad is to clear the website data and that doesn't seem to work.

I am not surprised as I can't see the connection between doing that and the cloudflare popup.


Any idea who/what is imposing on us these additional steps to access a website?


I hope I knew more about the cloudflare program, who design it and what his/her intent was.

I consider it an intrusion.

Nowadays, whenever I come across it I stop my search and look for another way.


These are my comments.

I wish there is someone out there listening that can do something about it to stop this nonsense.

May 16, 2016 2:37 PM in response to irisapple

irisapple wrote:


Ferd, thanks for the link but the only thing mentioned there that I could do on the iPad is to clear the website data and that doesn't seem to work.

I am not surprised as I can't see the connection between doing that and the cloudflare popup.


Any idea who/what is imposing on us these additional steps to access a website?


I hope I knew more about the cloudflare program, who design it and what his/her intent was.

I consider it an intrusion.

Nowadays, whenever I come across it I stop my search and look for another way.


These are my comments.

I wish there is someone out there listening that can do something about it to stop this nonsense.


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