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Here is the original Cloudflare post on what 1.1.1.1 is [1]. For those who don't know, 1.1.1.1 is Cloudflare's privacy focused DNS service. That means that wh
by tuna-piano 8y ago
Here is the original Cloudflare post on what 1.1.1.1 is [1]. For those who don't know, 1.1.1.1 is Cloudflare's privacy focused DNS service. That means that when you type in www.google.com, that URL can be sent to 1.1.1.1, and then 1.1.1.1 resolves that URL an IP address and send the IP back to the user. All user requests are then sent to the IP address, not the URL. Supposedly this is better than using the DNS server of ATT+Comcast, because ATT+Comcast want your browsing history while Cloudflare does not.
What I don't understand is how this really helps user privacy much. If AT&T, Comcast, etc want to know your browsing habits, can't they still see the IP addresses you're browsing and figure out the URL from the IPs? I can't see that as too big an impediment, but maybe someone with more knowledge can share.
[1] https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/
- ben174 8y agoGot a link to the original hacker news article by chance? I’d like to see the comments
- jessaustin 8y agoUse the search at the bottom of this page: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=announcing%201111&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=announcing%201111&type=story
- lightbyte 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16727869 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16727869
- nebulous1 8y agoOne point: the whole URL doesn't get sent to the DNS server, just the domain name. Regarding privacy, Cloudflare are at least saying they aren't spying on you. Your ISP may not even be saying this. Also, Cloudflare don't necessarily have access to your name and address, whereas your ISP does. Also, many different sites can be hosted on the same IP address, so merely tracking the IP addresses a client is connected to won't necessarily tell you what sites they're visiting.