Privacy Tool Spotlight: DNS (Part 2)

In our last post, "Privacy Tool Spotlight: DNS", we covered the key points about the Domain Name System, or DNS: What DNS is: It converts easy-to-remember domain names like "example.com" into the actual network addresses computers use, such as "127.0.0.1". Most people never notice DNS until it stops working. Your internet service provider can see every DNS request you make. Some ISPs collect and use that data for marketing. Switching to a better DNS provider can block ads, trackers, and malware. Secure DNS options exist that can hide your traffic from prying eyes. That was a lot to take in! If you only want to clean things up on your mobile phone, try the Control D app set to their "family" resolver and pair it with the privacy-focused Brave browser. This simple change can remove a tremendous amount of junk from your browsing. Best of all, if anything feels off, you can disable Control D DNS with one tap. Nothing on your phone is permanently changed. But what if you want similar…