Most people never think about DNS.

Yet every time you open a website, send a message, or launch an app, your device makes a DNS request — essentially asking:

“Where is this server located?”

By default, these requests are often unencrypted.

That means:

Your ISP can see every domain you look up

Networks (Wi-Fi, corporate, public hotspots) can monitor or manipulate requests

DNS queries can be intercepted or tampered with

The Problem with Traditional DNS

Classic DNS was never designed with privacy in mind.

Requests are sent in plain text, which makes them:

Easy to log

Easy to inspect

Easy to redirect

Even if the website itself uses HTTPS, the DNS lookup still leaks metadata about what you’re accessing.

The Shift to Encrypted DNS (DoH)

Modern solutions use DNS over HTTPS (DoH).

Instead of sending DNS queries openly, they are:

Encrypted

Sent over HTTPS

Protected from interception and manipulation

This brings DNS in line with the rest of today’s secure web.

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