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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. Sick of big companies snooping your dns? by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We have a simple solution!
    Install this app and give Cloudflare permission to access all of your network traffic and you can use our DNS server!

  2. No thanks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This isn't protecting traffic from snooping, it's exposing traffic to Cloudflare. The same company which makes a business model out of holding other people's private TLS keys. The same company which refuses to stop serving known spammers. The same company which was breaking half the internet for Tor users.

    Cloudflare is the kind of centralization we need to get away from.

  3. Re:Cloudflare ROCKS! by OneHundredAndTen · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Are you aware of the fact that Cloudflare has access to ALL of your DNS queries? If you do not trust your ISP, Google, etc., why would you trust Cloudflare?