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1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service

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1895 points _l4jh | 2 comments | 01 Apr 18 12:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.015s | source
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chiefalchemist ◴[01 Apr 18 17:41 UTC] No.16729455[source]▶
Three novice questions, please:

1) A VPN gives you privacy but this prevents your ISP from even knowing you're using a VPN, correct?

2) This is a change you make to your wifi router, correct?

3) What is you're not on wifi, or you're using public wifi, is it possible to still benefit from this?

Thanks in advance. I'll wait for my answers off the air :)

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1. lallysingh ◴[01 Apr 18 17:44 UTC] No.16729470[source]▶
1) These requests are all in the clear, so your isp can read them and see which hosts you're asking for. VPNs provide better privacy (assuming you choose a private one).

2) yup

3) often. You can set it on your computer, but some public WiFi systems will block it.

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2. tonyztan ◴[01 Apr 18 18:24 UTC] No.16729692[source]▶
To add to #1, your ISP can also see that you're using OpenVPN or another VPN protocol.