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Comment · 5 years ago
Yes, this breach is awful because of its massive scale, its inherent irreversibility and the uniqueness of the data (phone numbers).

We try to shine a light on the implications of this on the website itself (you may need to scroll down a bit).

Short term, just being aware of it should make things better, as there is going to be a massive surge in phishing and other types of attacks.

Comment · 5 years ago
Unlike other similar (and often suspicious) websites:

- you do not enter your phone number (or email). You just search yourself (or your close ones) by name, the same way you would Google or Facebook yourself or your friends.

- even if that shouldn't be the only trust signal, we (the folks at NextDNS) work around security and privacy every day for the benefits of the users. And while we are still a startup, we are used by many, including experts in the security industry.

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Comment · 6 years ago
Note: Having a NextDNS account is entirely optional. You can install this beta if you just want to try the new Encrypted DNS feature.
Comment · 6 years ago
It's a "fake" VPN, it only captures the DNS traffic (that's just the cleanest/most efficient way to do it).
Comment · 6 years ago
I meant this:

https://i.imgur.com/tZh6p0x.png

As far as we know, it's slowly being rolled out and not behind any flag (unfortunately).

Comment · 6 years ago
Google Chrome (and some Chromium forks) will also be supporting custom DNS-over-HTTPS providers very soon (it's already being rolled out to some users).
Comment · 6 years ago

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