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Fedora and fallback DNS servers

Posted Feb 25, 2021 16:19 UTC (Thu) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020)
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IP addresses are how the net works. If the GDPR limits their transmission, then the EU needs to remove itself from the Internet.

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Fedora and fallback DNS servers

Posted Feb 25, 2021 16:37 UTC (Thu) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link] (2 responses)

> IP addresses are how the net works. If the GDPR limits their transmission, then the EU needs to remove itself from the Internet.

Why? There is nuance allowed. You can permit when it is strictly required and limit usages that doesn't serve user needs.

Fedora and fallback DNS servers

Posted Feb 25, 2021 18:47 UTC (Thu) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020) [Link] (1 responses)

My point is: If the GDPR means what Jędrzejewski-Szmek thinks it does, then you've got way bigger problems than fallback DNS servers.

Fedora and fallback DNS servers

Posted Feb 25, 2021 20:51 UTC (Thu) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]

It's a bit more involved than that. The changelog linked from the article goes into the details

https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/systemd/c/14b2fafb3688...

Fedora and fallback DNS servers

Posted Mar 5, 2021 18:47 UTC (Fri) by miquels (guest, #59247) [Link]

The IP address you are using as the source of the DNS query is personal information, it identifies you. The request you are sending can also be privacy sensitive - in effect, when using a webbrowser, you are sending your entire browsing history real-time to these DNS providers. Who are providing this service for free. Why?

The GDPR does not limit transmission of IP addresses. It does, however, require that whoever provides this service, does not use the information gathered for any other purpose than providing the service. Do google and/or cloudflare have a GDPR statement somewhere? If so, fine. No problem. If not, why not?

I think that in general, in the EU it's better to use your ISPs DNS servers. In the US, it's probably better to use Google / Cloudflare DNS as your own ISP is probably worse, both quality-wise and privacy-wise.

Mike.