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#1 2019-05-31 08:54:15
- cynicfm
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removing google dns from systemd resolv.conf??
Hello if i delete google dns that its there set by default in systemd resolved.conf address which is 8.8.8.8 and then ipv6 is different is this enough to stop sending dns data to google while i browse internet??
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#2 2019-05-31 09:03:08
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Re: removing google dns from systemd resolv.conf??
If you ignore that google has its trackers virtually everywhere…
Why is there a "default" entry to 8.8.8.8?
It's supposed to be a fallback, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … d#Fallback
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#3 2019-05-31 09:27:28
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Re: removing google dns from systemd resolv.conf??
If you ignore that google has its trackers virtually everywhere…
Why is there a "default" entry to 8.8.8.8?
It's supposed to be a fallback, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … d#Fallback
Oh okay, sorry i am amateur. So Fallback DNS doesn't mean that everytime i browse internet, data about my activity goes to these google servers???
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#4 2019-05-31 12:18:41
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Re: removing google dns from systemd resolv.conf??
That depends on whether there're primary DNS servers (though even then the first fallbacks seem to be cloudflare and quad9) and whether resolved is used itfp. Also the wiki shows how to prevent that behavior.
What actually happens depends on your network config, notably whether you're using resolved, how (in this case) you treat resolv.conf (which is not the same as resolved.conf!) and what its actual contents are.
Ie. you'll have to provide details about your actual network/dns configuration for an informed answer. "OMG I heard linux allows google to spy on me is that true???" is not an answerable question.
If you're desperate to block communication to google servers you might also want to override their domains (redirect them to 0.0.0.0) and block their major IP ranges by firewall rules.
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