Public recursive name server

A public recursive name server (also called public DNS resolver) is a name server service that networked computers may use to query the Domain Name System (DNS), the decentralized Internet naming system, in place of (or in addition to) name servers operated by the local Internet service provider (ISP) to which the devices are connected. Reasons for using these services include: speed, compared to using ISP DNS services filtering (security, ad-blocking, porn-blocking, etc.) reporting avoiding censorship redundancy (smart caching) access to unofficial alternative top level domains not found in the official DNS root zone temporary unavailability of the ISP's name server Public DNS resolver operators often cite increased privacy as an advantage of their services; critics of public DNS services have cited the possibility of mass data collection targeted at the public resolvers as a potential risk of using these services.

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Public recursive name server

A public recursive name server (also called public DNS resolver) is a name server service that networked computers may use to query the Domain Name System (DNS), the decentralized Internet naming system, in place of (or in addition to) name servers operated by the local Internet service provider (ISP) to which the devices are connected. Reasons for using these services include: speed, compared to using ISP DNS services filtering (security, ad-blocking, porn-blocking, etc.) reporting avoiding censorship redundancy (smart caching) access to unofficial alternative top level domains not found in the official DNS root zone temporary unavailability of the ISP's name server Public DNS resolver operators often cite increased privacy as an advantage of their services; critics of public DNS services have cited the possibility of mass data collection targeted at the public resolvers as a potential risk of using these services.

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