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Getting rid of ads in exchange for letting an additional third party know all my Web-surfing respective DNS-lookups? Not sure which one is worse ..?
by binaryanomaly 10y ago
Getting rid of ads in exchange for letting an additional third party know all my Web-surfing respective DNS-lookups?
Not sure which one is worse ..?
- themihai 10y agoWell... what DNS are you currently using now? Isn't a 3rd party? I had 8.8.8.8 so I guess the switch is no-brainer
- binaryanomaly 10y agoIn fact, I have my own DNS server running ;) But if I had not: - My ISP whose DNS I used, is subject to strong regulations and laws here - "Additional" 3rd parties are more out of control from this perspective, therefore a significant higher risk, imho I agree, when you used google DNS before, it's same same...
- nickysielicki 10y agoIn the US, at least where I've lived, most consumer ISPs will hijack nxdomain to their own search engine, which allows them to display ads and sign deals with search engines and make some cash on the side.