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Because that would be subject to the whim of the provider, who subject to court orders would have to oblige to continue operating as US entity.
by hirako2000 7mo ago
Because that would be subject to the whim of the provider, who subject to court orders would have to oblige to continue operating as US entity.
- akerl_ 7mo agoHow does that differ from Quad9? You’re subject to Swiss laws, so there’s still a government involved? And you’re now hosted in an area where the US government has far fewer limitations on what they can attempt.
- Kwpolska 7mo agoQuad9 is based in Switzerland, but the three founders-sponsors are US-based [0], so I’m not sure if it can be considered 100% safe from US government intervention. [0] https://quad9.net/about/sponsors/ https://quad9.net/about/sponsors/
- akerl_ 7mo agoAlso a quick search suggests that Switzerland has made Internet providers in-country block DNS results in the past.
- KomoD 7mo agoThe ASN and stuff is also operated by a US entity it seems like: ASHandle: AS19281 Street: CleanerDNS Inc. dba Quad9 Street: 1442A Walnut Street, Suite 501 City: Berkeley State/Prov: CA Country: US They also have servers in the US, so that's yet another reason not to consider them "100% safe from US government intervention"