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RE: Cloudflare Introduces Fast & Secure DNS @ 1.1.1.1
Excuse my ignorance, but I don't quite follow. Changing your DNS affects your Internet speed and privacy? How do you even change DNS settings? And if I go install Cloudfare's thing, will it do all of that by itself?
It only speeds up how fast you can resolve hostnames to their IP address (something that has to be done with almost every new connection).
It helps in privacy as anyone who sees your DNS queries knows where you go on the Internet. It won't give you access to passwords or anything like that, but it can build a decent profile about a person.