lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoDNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Androidmullvad.netexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1301cross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
arrow-up1301external-linkDNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Androidmullvad.netlemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: privacyguides@lemmy.one
minus-squareyoumaynotknow@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoIf you do this, you’ll be using the DNS you assign instead of using the VPN’s DNS, as intended. That will make you stand out from the rest of the same VPN users, effectively affecting privacy.
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoOne DoT provider you could choose is… Mullvad: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls
minus-squareScolding0513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agomine gives me three choices. Off, Automatic, and Private DNS (type in your own). should i set mine to off then? will that prevent the leak?
minus-squareScolding0513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoso automatic will allow the leak?
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If you do this, you’ll be using the DNS you assign instead of using the VPN’s DNS, as intended. That will make you stand out from the rest of the same VPN users, effectively affecting privacy.
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One DoT provider you could choose is… Mullvad: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls
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mine gives me three choices. Off, Automatic, and Private DNS (type in your own). should i set mine to off then? will that prevent the leak?
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so automatic will allow the leak?
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