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Comment by rdme

4 days ago

The relay sees IP + ciphertext, the target sees question + relay's IP. No single party gets both

What if the relay and target are being operated by the same provider? The relay controls where the question is sent right? They can collude?

  • no, you are actually telling the relay where to redirect your question from the start (because you are encrypting the question with the public key of the destination resolver) - the relay sending the question where it wants would result in the destination to not be able to decrypt it

  • If relay and target are operated by the same provider, there is no collusion. Collusion occurs between 2+ parties. You have stipulated that they are the same party.

  • "They can collude?"

    There are no limitations on what these parties can do with the data they collect or where they can transfer it