Re:Shutting down our unencrypted public DNS service
by josephcsible on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:05PM
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> Leaving the plain UDP port 53 option surely can't be a big burden. Is this because as a VPN they're committed to privacy?
You're right. They are doing this to better protect their users, just like when they stopped accepting recurring payments.
> Some people will surely switch to the encrypted versions, but others will just go looking for a different dotted quad to drop in, one possibly less secure.
I feel like almost everyone who already went out of their way to use Mullvad in the first place will do the former.
You're right. They are doing this to better protect their users, just like when they stopped accepting recurring payments.
> Some people will surely switch to the encrypted versions, but others will just go looking for a different dotted quad to drop in, one possibly less secure.
I feel like almost everyone who already went out of their way to use Mullvad in the first place will do the former.