Well there was something on Github of a browser addon to mitigate the worst of the challenges, back in summer. I remember it hitting front page here. Seemed hopeful a solution was on the horizon. It seems to have been untouched since, and no sign of an actual solution...

Now the UK is stepping up surveillance silliness I use the VPN rather more, and expect many others are, or will. Which today just means endless unintelligently implemented CAPTCHAs.