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What is the justification for an app to resolve domain names differently than the services the operating system provides? I am really curious why this is a thi
by protomyth 8y ago
What is the justification for an app to resolve domain names differently than the services the operating system provides? I am really curious why this is a thing.
- darkhorn 8y agoWindows doesn't provide privacy when it comes to DNS queries. It still uses old fashion, plain text DNS. Firefox is trying to protect its users from prying eyes.
- protomyth 8y agoThen complain to Microsoft, ship VPN software like Cloud Flare, and quit doing things in the browser that aren't browsing. This attitude that "I can suck functions into the browser" that do not take into account all the scenarios that OS vendors already have to deal with is a pain in the butt.