<div dir="ltr">Thanks Mark. I have used Cloudflare in the past as well. Looks like they anonymize the last octet for IPv4, so that's something.<div><br></div><div>Interesting topic ... Which DNS provider to consider & why?<br><br>Maybe one for NetSIG. \U0001f914</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 10:15\u202fPM Mark G. <<a href="mailto:netsig@palaceofretention.ca">netsig@palaceofretention.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 5/31/26 15:53, Greg H wrote:<br>
> I was wondering if anyone is using Quad9 as their recursive DNS service? I've been reading a bit about them. Seems like <br>
> a useful service.<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://quad9.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://quad9.net/</a> <<a href="https://quad9.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://quad9.net/</a>><br>
> <br>
> If you have experience with them, please share.<br>
> <br>
> Greg<br>
> <br>
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They are a decent alternative to cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 service.<br>
Cloudflare is in the US, so subject to Patriot ACT. It also<br>
offers family options 1.1.1.2 and 1.1.1.3 (ipv6 also available).<br>
The family options block malware and adult content.<br>
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Quad9 is in the EU (Switzerland), so has a slight non-patriot<br>
advantage in terms of privacy.<br>
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They both pinky swear that they value privacy and so on.<br>
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I use 1.1.1.1 at the Pi meetings for convenience, but could<br>
just as easily use 9.9.9.9.<br>
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