Ever stumbled across a detail online that made you stop mid-scroll, like learning that the majority of your internet queries are still open to prying eyes? For years, I assumed the modern web meant modern privacy. Then, a coffee shop chat with a network engineer friend turned my assumptions upside down: "Most folks have HTTPS, but their DNS is still as open as a library book." That revelation hit hard. In today’s data-driven world, understanding how your DNS traffic is handled—and how to encrypt it—might be the most overlooked privacy step. Here’s what’s really going on, and how you can (finally) take control. The Curious Case of Unencrypted DNS: Why It Still Dominates In an era where HTTPS is nearly universal and most web traffic is encrypted, it’s surprising how many people still rely on unencrypted DNS. This creates real DNS privacy risks, exposing users to ISP DNS monitoring and ...
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