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Android to add 'DNS over TLS' to keep ISPs from spying on you

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-10-24 03:56:16
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

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Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system, will soon enable a security protocol that helps keep internet service providers (ISPs) from spying on users. “DNS over TLS” adds a level of encryption to your DNS requests that are (mostly) inaccessible by your ISP. A DNS — or domain name server — translates a website …

Source: https://thenextweb.com/mobile/2017/10/23/android-to-add-dns-over-tls-to-keep-isps-from-spying-on-you/ [thenextweb.com]

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