Reputable VPN providers, like, do their best to blind themselves as to who you are and what you're doing.

But then the VPN endpoint provider is in exactly the same position that your ISP is now your traffic now originates on their network, so they can see the stuff that previously only your ISP could. If you layer on a VPN, then your local provider can tell almost nothing about your use of your connection, except what time it's active and how much data you're sending and receiving. With HTTPS, it can see that you're visiting, and how much traffic you're sending and what send/receive patterns you generate, but it can't directly read anything past the initial site name. In other words, your ISP can see (and modify) anything that goes over straight HTTP. However, it can still see which sites you're visiting, because HTTPS connections start with the site name in the clear.

It can use an upstream encrypted source, so that your ISP can neither see nor (especially important) interfere with your DNS resolution. AdGuard home is similar to PiHole it's a DNS sinkhole.

There is an effort to overcome this weakness (explained in the link), but I don't believe it's gained much traction at this point. What a minute, wouldn't Cloudflare see all and NOT his ISP?Ĭloudflare, as the chosen resolver, will see the DNS lookups made by the local Pi-Hole/Adguard/Unbound/etc.Īs explained by malor, the ISP can see the sites accessed via HTTPS (and any other encrypted protocol using TLS) via sniffing the Server Name Indication (SNI) included when the connection is established. The quote you included answers your question. Does that prevent my ISP from seeing the various sites we visit? I am using AdGuard Home on Raspberry PI with Cloudflare DoH. Your ISP is extremely unlikely to bother. If they're really curious, they can probably figure out your Ars username and your public posts. DNS encryption prevents your ISP from interfering with your results, but it doesn't stop them from knowing what you're visiting.īeyond that, they can see traffic patterns and correlations.

This is because the site name has to be exchanged in plain text before encryption can start. They know that you're visiting, for instance. If your DNS is encrypted, then what your provider sees is the initial connection to websites, and the names of those websites.

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