What It Takes to Run a Free & Private DNS Service with John Todd from Quad9
Show notes
DNS quietly reveals everywhere you go online - even on encrypted sites. In this interview, John Todd (CTO at Quad9) provides a DNS masterclass: how DNS works, the privacy implications, how to change your DNS, why Quad9 collects nothing on you, why they are being sued, DNS vs. VPNs, and how a nonprofit can fund itself without compromising privacy.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Quad9: https://quad9.net
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
- (00:00) - INTRO
- (01:00) - WHAT IS QUAD9?
- (01:30) - HOW IS IT FREE?
- (02:48) - WHAT'S RECURSIVE DNS?
- (04:11) - DNS PRIVACY CONCERNS
- (07:19) - DEFAULT DNS PROVIDER + OPTIONS
- (09:15) - DNS ON iOS
- (11:02) - WHERE TO SET YOUR DNS
- (13:47) - CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY
- (16:16) - WHAT'S BLOCKED
- (18:55) - CUSTOM DNS ON A ROUTER
- (20:11) - COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
- (21:50) - HTTPS VS. TLS VS. QUIC
- (25:56) - RECOMMENDATIONS
- (27:20) - CENSORSHIP CIRCUMVENTION
- (30:01) - SNI & ECH
- (33:49) - LAWSUITS
- (40:45) - THE NUANCE BEHIND BLOCKING
- (42:23) - FOLLOW THE FIGHT
- (42:52) - THE QUAD9 TEAM
- (43:39) - OPERATION COSTS
- (45:34) - MONETIZING DATA?
- (50:25) - OTHER REVENUE MODELS
- (57:53) - WHY TRUST QUAD9?
- (01:00:39) - SPEED DIFFERENCES
- (01:06:32) - QUAD9 VS. DIY FILTERING
- (01:08:42) - VPN VS. DNS
- (01:13:08) - PI-HOLE
- (01:15:11) - LOOKING FORWARD
- (01:18:10) - HOW TO FOLLOW
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