It's Long Past Time To Encrypt The Entire DNS [telecom]

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from the privacy-and-encryption dept

By Joey Salazar and Benjamin Moskowitz

With work, school and healthcare moving online, data privacy and security has never been more important. Who can see what we're doing online? What are corporations and government agencies doing with this information? How can our online activity be better protected? One answer is: encryption. Strong encryption has always been an important part of protecting and promoting our digital rights.

The majority of your web traffic is already encrypted. That's the padlock in your URL bar; the the S -for "secure"- in HTTPS. This baseline of encryption is the result of decades of dedicated work by privacy-concerned technologists aiming to safeguard users' personal information and address pressing demands for data and transaction safety. Web traffic encryption allows us to feel confident when we buy or bank online, access our medical records, and communicate on social media.