Re: Firefox Will Soon Encrypt DNS Requests By Default

On Mon, 9 Sep 2019 08:57:51 +1200, Peter Reutemann wrote:

> 'This month Firefox will make DNS over encrypted HTTPS the default for
> the U.S., with a gradual roll-out starting in late September, reports
> Engadget'

Google Chrome will be following suit
<https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/10/chrome_78_dnsoverhttps/>, but
only for a small fraction of users among those who are already using
one of a set of supported DNS services. This is in contrast to the
Mozilla approach, which works exclusively through the Cloudflare DNS.

Long-time Unix luminary Paul Vixie is not keen on DNS-over-HTTPS (which
is what both these browsers are implementing). He prefers DNS-over-TLS,
because it can be selectively blocked at firewalls, giving more control
to local admins.
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