Re: [Update] Portmaster Free 2.1.19

On 20/05/2026 22:14, Shadow wrote:
> On Wed, 20 May 2026 12:45:00 +0000, "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)
> <[email protected]>" wrote:
> 
>> On 20/05/2026 10:02, Shadow wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Enforce DNS-over-TLS
>>>>>> Even with invasive connections gone, you might not want to share your
>>>>>> dns requests out in the open. With the Portmaster, you can easily re-
>>>>>> route all your dns queries to a DNS-over-TLS provider of your choice.
>>>
>>> 	That's actually a BAD thing, and can be used to track
>>> everywhere you go. Mostt "free" DNS-over-TLS providers are dataminers
>>> and sell your browsing history.
>>
>> Nope, no it's not. Put your thinking cap on. The key issue is making a
>> good choice of DNS server. Protecting your queries to that server is a
>> good thing. Choose your DNS server wisely and deciding whether you trust
>> Portmaster are the lessons for today. Any questions, ask Shit the cat.
>> Keep your credit card handy.
> 
> 	You know I'm right. Most people trust "privacy enhanced"
> Glugle, Amacon, Cloudflare, M$, Oracle etc to "secure their internet
> history".

What has a protocol to do with choice of DNS provider. DNS-over-TLS is good.

You often promote GRC's DNS Benchmark. Speed of response is not the 
priority. So why.

Cloudfare's business model is selling security and CDN. They don't sell 
or share data, they don't log full IPs, IPs are anonymized and truncated 
before logging, and to prove it they are audited by third parties. They 
are subject to GDPR in Europe. What possible reason would they have to 
lie. Trust is core to their business.

Please outline how you choose a DNS provider. I see no process from you 
that makes sense. Blind trust in what some bloke says is not a rational 
way of making a fairly serious choice about Internet security. This 
Gugle Amacon bollocks doesn't cut it for me. It helps no one to 
understand or discuss how to select a hard rational security option.



>>>> KPF from 2003? that's the one I'm still using! (no 64bit bloat here!)
>>>
>>> 	Same here. Still waiting for the inevitable hack. PS No
>>> vulnerabilities detected "yet". But it's only been 23 years ...
>>
>> Basic packet filter firewalls are pretty lame and have been for donkey's
>> years. KPF is not remotely in the class of even Windows Defender
>> Firewall with Advanced Security, that's how lame it is. Nice interface
>> though from recollection. Nostalgia isn't security although you may find
>> it comforting.
> 
> 	23 years protecting me from the "really bad guys".

Seriously, I don't think so. It guesses what process is sending data 
outbound for a start from recollection, 20 years ago this was discussed, 
it really doesn't know, at least MS can do that with services. 
Absolutely know. If I really looked hard I'm sure I would still find it 
pretty.

> 	PS It won't install on an OS designed as a trojan.




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