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Baseline option for comparison.

Privacy score 66 Free Technical: Beginner
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resolution provided by your ISP—useful baseline for comparison.

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Who is this for?

✓ Good for you if:

  • • You want to understand what changes when you add privacy tools

⚠ Think twice if:

  • • You want to reduce ISP/Wi‑Fi visibility

Key qualities

✓ Encryption

Overview

ISP DNS

is the default DNS resolver your internet provider offers. DNS lookups can reveal which domains you visit.

Why it matters:
- DNS

data can be logged for operations or legal compliance.
- Switching to an encrypted DNS resolver can reduce casual observation of DNS queries.

Privacy highlight

Baseline comparison option.

Quick facts

Country:
Multiple jurisdictions
Pricing:
Free
Platform:
Web
Technical:
Beginner
:
Unknown
:
No
Open-source status:
Closed source
:
No
:
No

Key features

  • resolution
  • Block malicious domains (varies)
  • Ad/tracker blocking (varies)
  • Encrypted (varies)
  • Custom blocklists (varies)
Security & encryption Click to expand
Unknown
Encryption protocols
Encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT) if enabled
No user-managed keys. (if enabled) uses standard protocols negotiated between client and server.
Offline support
No
Telemetry & tracking Click to expand
Not specified
No
Ip yes
In many privacy-focused security apps, is limited to coarse, aggregated information such as crash reports and basic feature usage, and is often optional or can be disabled in the settings.
Jurisdiction & compliance Click to expand
Varies by provider and configuration.
For tools in this category, providers usually keep as little as possible – for example account identifiers, billing records and minimal logs – for the shortest time needed to run the service and meet legal duties; always check the app’s own policy for exact time frames.
Legal frameworks
GDPR (if serving EU users)
Revenue sources
ISP operations
Editorial signals Click to expand
66
Trust score
56
Trust breakdown (0–10)
Encryption: 70, Audits: 50, Open source: 45, Telemetry: 60, Jurisdiction: 60, Transparency: 50, Trackers: 90
Editorial notes
Usability: 75, Performance: 80, Family friendly: 80
User experience Click to expand
Signup requirements
unknown
Onboarding difficulty (1-5)
2
Accessibility features
Support for modern accessibility features depends on the platform version.
Backup & portability Click to expand
No
Migration tools
May offer import or export tools; see official docs.
Standard provider account recovery, Support-assisted recovery (provider-specific)

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