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I find this trend of applications packing their own resolver concerning. If nothing else, it widens greatly the attack surface to name resolution. I also forese
by al_form2000 7y ago
I find this trend of applications packing their own resolver concerning. If nothing else, it widens greatly the attack surface to name resolution. I also foresee mayhem with perimeter firewalls and stuff. It should be possible to block this at the OS level.
- _squared_ 7y agoMainstream OSs are slow to evolve. While I agree that embedded DNS resolvers in browsers and the like should have an off switch, I think embedding in widely adopted software is the only solution to push adoption of these new privacy-focused protocols. Pushing updates to ever-green browsers is the key to change how millions of people use their computer - since browsing the web is almost all they do!