Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox

Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by chaostheory on Thursday June 25, 2020 @12:46PM (#23642645)

I also wonder what the RIAA and MPAA think of this? I know using a browser isn't ideal for piracy, but at the same time those two organizations are one of several major reasons why ISPs snoop on their customers.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by sprayk on Thursday June 25, 2020 @05:53PM (#23646206)

does RIAA/MPAA snooping rely on DNS traffic at all? I was under the impression that the only thing RIAA/MPAA caught people for was the act of sharing, usually in the form of torrent seeding, and this was done by third parties they contracted out to who would provide a list of IPs they caught seeding. Then the list of IPs were resolved to ISPs who were sent subpoenas where they thought they had a good chance of ISP cooperation. Is there some legal, warrantless wiretapping I'm not aware of?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS looku... by chaostheory on Friday June 26, 2020 @05:12PM (#23657101)

Usually they primarily go after torrents, but some websites have caught their ire over the years.

[ Parent | on HN ]