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Cloudflare Releases DNS App for Mobile Users

posted by mrpg on Monday November 12 2018, @06:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the 256.256.256.256 dept.

takyon writes:

Cloudflare rolls out its 1.1.1.1 privacy service to iOS, Android

Months after announcing its privacy-focused DNS service, Cloudflare is bringing 1.1.1.1 to mobile users.

Granted, nothing ever stopped anyone from using 1.1.1.1 on their phones or tablets already. But now the app, now available for iPhones, iPads and Android devices, aims to make it easier for anyone to use its free consumer DNS service.

The app is a one-button push to switch on and off again. That's it.

Cloudflare rolled out 1.1.1.1 earlier this year on April Fools' Day, no less, but privacy is no joke to the San Francisco-based networking giant. In using the service, you let Cloudflare handle all of your DNS information, like when an app on your phone tries to connect to the internet, or you type in the web address of any site. By funneling that DNS data through 1.1.1.1, it can make it more difficult for your internet provider to know which sites you're visiting, and also ensure that you can get to the site you want without having your connection censored or hijacked.

Apple and Google Play.

Also at Android Police and Fast Company.

Previously: Cloudflare Launches 1.1.1.1 Consumer DNS Service
Cloudflare's New DNS Attracting 'Gigabits Per Second' Of Rubbish

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  • (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday November 12 2018, @07:54AM (2 children)

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) Subscriber Badge <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday November 12 2018, @07:54AM (#760833) Homepage Journal

    $ ping 1.1.1.1
    PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=56 time=225.466 ms
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=56 time=224.631 ms


    Now that I've cancelled Comcast at home, I expect most of my ping time is due to using my iPhone's Personal Hotspot to get online with T-Mobile.

    I pay extra for their "Business Plan". I like to think that's what gives me unlimited data but honestly I don't know. At the time that the T-Mobile shop offered me their Business Plan, I was manic, so the $70 per month seemed like a wise use of my limited fifteen grand.

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  • (Score: 2) by mobydisk on Monday November 12 2018, @06:09PM

    by mobydisk (5472) on Monday November 12 2018, @06:09PM (#760991)

    20-25ms for me, FYI.

  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday November 12 2018, @06:55PM

    by deimtee (3272) on Monday November 12 2018, @06:55PM (#761003) Journal

    bash-4.3$ ping 1.1.1.1
    PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=13.3 ms
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=12.6 ms
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=12.1 ms
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=54 time=12.7 ms
    64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=54 time=14.2 ms

    --- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
    5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
    rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.110/13.010/14.223/0.723 ms

    I dunno, is that good?

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