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- New technology will make your web browser more private – but it might help criminals avoid justice
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Tuesday 5 November 2019
A new technology promises to make your web browser more private than ever, keeping your internet activity from prying eyes. But some argue your data won’t actually be all that private. And others are worried it could actually help criminals including child abusers to avoid justice. Here’s what you need to know about DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). What is DNS-over-HTTPS? Whenever you visit a webpage, your web browser first needs to discover the specific location (or IP address) of the computer server hosting it. It does this using something called the domain name system (DNS), which converts those easy to remember names…
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