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

Posted by msmash on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:05AM 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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No thanks by Anonymous Coward · 2018-11-11 07:38 · 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.