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Android Set to Get 'DNS over TLS' , Hides Web Browsing History From ISPs

Android Set to Get 'DNS over TLS' , Hides Web Browsing History From ISPs 22315c

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 24 October 2017 15:41 IST

Highlights

The addition of "DNS over TLS" on Android will limit the use case
Commits on Android Open Source Project have suggested the new development
Android 8.1 could be the first version to get new

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Keeping Internet service providers (ISPs) at bay, Android. The new development will encrypt your domain name server (DNS) requests to massively protect your Web history and make the experience more secure and safe, without the use of any third-party virtual private network (VPN) or proxy. 5u681n

Traditionally, a computing system processes DNS requests through protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol (T) or Datagram Protocol (UDP). This way helps ISPs track the log of the websites you visit through their networks. But with Transport Layer Security (TLS), the entire Web browsing process gets the HTTPS-level security that masks the Web addresses you visit through your device. This simply means that no matter which website you visit, its address will not be shared with your ISP.

The enhanced protection on Android is vital as the operating system is often a soft target for hackers. Also, the advanced adoption would make it difficult for ISPs to provide private Web browsing details to governments and private agencies in snooping cases.

However, there is still a backdoor access for ISPs to go through your Web history. TLS notably does not protect the IP addresses that have been communicated while processing DNS requests. Various DNS service providers also yet to accept connection through TLS. Therefore, you still need to rely on a VPN app to get the most secure Web browsing on your Android device.

As confirmed to enable the Pixel Visual Core in the Pixel 2 smartphones.

Earlier this month, Google revealed that HTTPS use on its native products started marking sites without HTTPS as non-secure in January. All that is aimed to make web browsing a secured experience and promote the adoption of TLS.

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