VPN vs DNS - Which Keeps You The Safest?

Ultimate guide covering the pros/cons of DNS and VPN providers (and sometimes both!) and different possible configurations you can explore to maximize your privacy and security online. Also showcasing custom DNS configurations in relationship with a VPN!

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00:00 VPN or DNS?!
00:10 What Are DNS Providers?
02:14 What are VPN Providers?
03:38 VPN vs DNS
04:30 Your VPN's DNS and What You Should Use
08:26 So what should you do?
#VPN #DNS #privacy

[techlore]

I'd love to see the different configurations you all have chosen to use! Leave them below

[mr.normalguy]

Me: **Turns off phone and goes outside for a walk** 🍷🗿

[RoyaltyInTraining.]

Enabling Quad9 DNS over HTTPS is the first thing I do when setting up any new PC / browser

[kueacybtguicyregfibubkueacybax]

Great video going into the details of networking privacy!
My current setup (IVPN + NextDNS + Ublock Origin) as well as using generally more privacy friendly services has led to seeing basically no ads ever, less spam, and has generally improved the experience with every new service I use/switch to.

Hope you guys keep up the good work.

[whiskeylinux]

I use PIA's MACE on my local machine + Adguard DNS on the router. Good stuff.

[MrDowntemp]

NextVDNS looks kinda neat. But honestly, the last thing I need right now is ANOTHER party to PAY for private internet. Between VPN, private e-mail, and your ISP, and maybe even things like Password Managers, Icogni, etc. internet cost really starts to add up for the privacy focused consumer. So I'm still going to stick with the free DNS options for now. Would love to see a more thorough comparison of modern free DNS providers. Most of the comparisons I find are pretty out of date.

[RealJonzuk]

appreciate you uploading these videos so i can easily point to it for my friends that arent informed on this stuff yet

[brockm]

Using pihole and masquerading outgoing port 53 back to pihole. Actual outgoing dns requests use DoH to quad9. This works well.

[bionicbison]

Great video! Would love to see a comparison/review of Control D vs. NextDNS, especially since Control D without its proxy features is the same price.

[persistenthomology]

the cutest privacy and security host out there! <3

[animeclipz]

Recently just bought a new iPad and new gaming laptop and one of the first things I did on both devices was change the dns settings to ControlD.

[Tiptoefoot]

My first and only thought: *why not just use both!?*

[yurydmorales]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 *🌐 DNS providers act like a phone book for the internet, translating domain names into IP addresses.*
00:57 *🛡️ DNS providers can offer security features like anti-phishing protection, but by default, they primarily focus on delivering internet services without harvesting user data.*
02:22 *🔒 VPNs encrypt traffic locally, enhancing security, especially on public Wi-Fi networks, and mask IP addresses to improve privacy.*
05:37 *🔄 VPNs often come with their own DNS, but users can opt for custom DNS providers like Next DNS for enhanced privacy and security features.*
08:52 *🚀 Consider switching to more privacy-respecting DNS providers and evaluate the need for a VPN based on your security and privacy requirements.*

[YordkarYordkar]

Can you please make a video about securing your pc for online banking?

[addy]

Adguard dns is dope😂 it's an adblock killah

[Anyoneonyoutubeoffical]

@Techlore Can you do a video on how domain vs website work and a separate video on how to remove domains from Whois websites ?

[cheesium]

On the fingerprint side: Michael Bazell pointed out in one of his podcasts, that he uses NextDNS, but a different account for every instance, so one for the base Linux system, another one for the browser, then the phone, etc, etc. Not sure if it makes sense though

[cakeboss]

Have you tried controld? I think it is now better then nextdns by a little

[johnhiggins]

I have pihole and unbound (local dns) on my nas and use that for local traffic. I'm gonna try to get those accessible from the internet at some point but I haven't looked into it yet.

[aliloin-fc]

which is bette for twiiter opposition in Egypt tor vs mullvad ?mac android?