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What are the implications of this for those of us unfamiliar with DNS feature space?
by crsv 8y ago
What are the implications of this for those of us unfamiliar with DNS feature space?
- badrabbit 8y agoYour DNS queries are encrypted using TLS. For optimum privacy,use this with eSNI(encrypted server name indicator for TLS). Cloudlfare's 1.1.1.1 supports it as well which I highly recommend over Google.
- bewo001 8y agoThis is a DNS provided by Google, a company that earns money by analysing user data. If you want privacy, run your own DNS.
- londons_explore 8y agoGoogle has specifically stated that logs from Google DNS are not retained long term, and will never be correlated from logs from other Google services. I trust those claims.
- badrabbit 8y agoWhy do you trust those claims? And why can't they change their mind?
- londons_explore 8y agoI trust the claims because Googles business depends so heavily on PR. If Google leaks everyone's browsing history, they as a company will cease to exist. Notice how there are lots of people claiming 'Google collects XYZ info', but no claims of 'Google zipped up XYZ info and sold it'. Every article about Google selling user data is in reality Google using the user data for it's advertising business, but explicitly not letting the partners see the data - as well as being legally protected private data, that data is also a competitive advantage they would lose if they handed it over. Less public facing companies on the other hand I don't trust, because they don't have much to loose on the PR front. That miscellaneous credit card processor? Yeah - they'll probably be handing your data over to every credit check/profiling agency.
- Proven 8y agoSo in other words 1) Google can still be subpoenaed to share your logs with the government 2) The user's queries are hidden from those who can't analyze them effectively and still open to those who analyze them better than anyone Cloudflare and 1.1.1.1 are much more sensible choices for the provider of this service