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Old February 26th 20, 02:40 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder[_6_]
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Default Firefox to enable DNS-over-HTTPS by default to US users

Firefox to enable DNS-over-HTTPS by default to US users
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/25/firefox-dns-https-default-united-states/

Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/firefox-turns-encrypted-dns-on-by-default-to-thwart-snooping-isps/

I never really understood DNS' impact on privacy, where, I hope others can
explain why this is a "good thing" for users of the Firefox browser on
Windows and what we can do with our "other" web browsers...
 




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