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Your DNS server knows every website you visit—here's why Google's 8.8.8.8 is different

8.8.8.8 offers more than just a simple alternative—there are potentially privacy benefits, too.
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Microsoft plans to lock down Windows DNS like never before. Here’s how.

Translating human-readable domain names into numerical IP addresses has long been fraught with gaping security risks. After all, lookups are rarely end-to-end encrypted. The servers providing domain ...