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Comment by drnick1

6 hours ago

Many reasons not do use the provided DNS. First, you don't want to give the ISP more information on your browsing habits than it can already gather otherwise. Second, in some countries, ISPs censor websites at the request of of the movie and music industries. Those are enough reasons to rely on a neutral DNS provider like Quad9 or your own DNS server.

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