Why does DNS matter for privacy, security, freedom, and the internet? We are thrilled to bring on John Todd from Quad9 to give us the inside scoop on DNS and how important it is for all of us. Quad9: https://quad9.net/ Dr Paul Vixie: https://www.farsightsecurity.com/about-farsight-security/team/vixie/ Quad9 Blog: https://quad9.net/news/blog Quad9 Donation Page: Not a static link. Go to About, then Donate on their site: https://quad9.net/ 00:00 Introduction 00:21 History of Quad9 06:57 What is DNS? 09:48 What is a "recursive" DNS? 13:05 Why does DNS matter? 19:52 DNS & enforcing content policies 20:59 Why should listeners change their default DNS? 23:28 What makes Quad9 different and why should listeners consider Quad9? 24:59 What is Quad9's business/funding model? 29:03 DoH vs DoT 36:35 John Todd's 7 DNS/tech predictions for 2022 37:39 Prediction 2: How can DNS help mitigate or prevent cyberattack? 42:37 DNS stability vs security 44:11 Prediction 6: What does the future of privacy regulation hold? 47:00 Additional thoughts& comments 48:38 Quad9 vs the Courts (and how you can help!) 🔐 Our Website: https://techlore.tech/ 🕵 Go Incognito Course - to learn about privacy: https://techlore.tech/goincognito 🏫 Techlore Coaching - to get direct support: https://techlore.tech/coaching 💻 Techlore Forum - to connect with other advocates: https://discuss.techlore.tech/ 🦣 Mastodon - to stay updated: https://social.lol/@techlore We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to: BRIGHTSIDE, Clark, Ente, Larry, Afonso, Boori, Brad, Casper, Cookie, Floyd, JohnnyO, kevin, love your content, NotSure, Poaclu, x 🧡 Join them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore 💚 To see our production gear, privacy tools we use, and other affiliates: https://techlore.tech/affiliates 💖 All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support #DNS #Privacy #Quad9