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   me@privacy.net to James H. Markowitz   
   Re: Is Chromium 107 bypassing DNS settin   
   01 Nov 22 13:19:36   
   
   James H. Markowitz wrote:   
   > On Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:57:39 +0100, Marco Moock wrote:   
   >   
   >> Am 31.10.2022 um 15:59:23 Uhr schrieb James H. Markowitz:   
   >>   
   >>> 	In Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Security, in the   
   >>> Advanced section there is an option labeled Use secure DNS. This option   
   >>> was enabled and set to With your current service provider.   
   >>> After disabling Use secure DNS things go back to normal.   
   >>   
   >> That uses DNS over HTTPS with Google DNS and bypasses you system's DNS.   
   >>   
   >>> 	The thing is, I do not remember having enabled this on   
   >>> Chromium nor on Vivaldi - which makes me a bit nervous.   
   >>   
   >> Normal behavior, it is enabled by default.   
   >   
   > 	I see - Chromium is now telling me what is good for me, and I am   
   > going to like it, right?   
   >   
      
   I do like it. Why? You can circumvent censorship. I set "DNS over   
   HTTPS" in Firefox myself, because that way I can access webpages   
   banned by the EU.   
      
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