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Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 Service Launches on Android and iOS (fastcompany.com)

Posted by msmash on from the interesting-moves dept.

harrymcc writes: Content-distribution network Cloudflare has introduced iOS and Android versions of 1.1.1.1, a free service which helps shield you from snoops by replacing your standard DNS with its encrypted (and speedy) alternative. The mobile incarnation of the PC service it launched last April, the apps don't require you to do anything other than downloaded and install them, give your device permission to install a VPN, and flip a switch -- making them approachable for the masses, not just geeks.

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  1. 1.1.1.1? by Freshly+Exhumed · · Score: 3, Funny

    How am I supposed to remember that IP address? If only there was a system to translate such IP addresses into more human-friendly names that are easier to remember...

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  2. Re: Quad dns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fuck it, we are going with 5 DNS entries.

  3. Re: Give your device permission to install a VPN by bursch-X · · Score: 3, Funny

    You downloaded an VPN app that now has the gall to ask to install a VPN - inconceivable.

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