PrivacyEnglish · 8 months ago

DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android

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DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android

PrivacyEnglish · 8 months ago

We were recently made aware of multiple potential DNS leaks on Android. They stem from bugs in Android itself, and only affect certain apps.

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- youmaynotknow
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  That is the definition “stock” for me as well. What @Tundra@lemmy.ml mentions is the definition of “default”. Big difference.
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    Fair enough - we are agreed at least then that the default android os is awful for privacy.
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      We all agree on that, I’m sure. Have a great Sunday, guys.
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        You too!

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