dns.google.com: Google’s DNS Tracking Invasion

Google’s DNS service, dns.google.com, monitors your web requests, logging every site you visit. It erodes your privacy for data collection. Privacy Auditors uncover its impact and defense strategies.

What Is dns.google.com?

This domain handles Google’s public DNS, resolving web addresses while tracking queries. It builds profiles from your activity, sacrificing anonymity.

Data It Collects

Google grabs:

• IP Address: Links queries to location.
• DNS Queries: Domains accessed like ‘facebook.com’.
• Geolocation: Lat/long from IP.
• Timestamps: Query timing.
• Device Type: Querying device.
• Operating System: System details.
• Browser Type: Chrome, Firefox.

This maps your web habits.

Who Gets Your Data?

Data reaches:

• Google Internal Team: DNS analytics.
• Adtech Company: Via RTB, geolocation, device ID for ads.
• Government Entity: 175,000+ requests, 80% U.S. compliance per 2024 report.

How to Protect Yourself

Privacy Auditors recommend:

• Use Alternative DNS: Avoid Google DNS with privacy-focused options.
• Use a VPN: Mask IP with Mullvad.
• Choose Privacy Browsers: Firefox, Tor.
• Encrypt DNS: Use DoH or DoT.

Layer for protection.

Sources

• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Transparency Report 2024: https://transparencyreport.google.com/user-data/overview

This is a legal disclaimer. All information is provided for educational purposes only.