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[JS Required] EU Unveils DNS4EU, a Public DNS Resolver Intended as a European Alternative to Services Like Google’s Public DNS and Cloudflare’s DNS.

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  • Not sure about adguard, but unless you are running it with unbound or similar, you still have to point it at a DNS server someone else controls.

    With unbound you go straight to the root hint servers.

    Didn't know about unbound. Thanks.

  • Right, I understand all that but I still can’t figure out why DNS is going to a 14 Eyes country instead of staying in Switzerland.

    If it was a simple geoip lookup that isn't really reliable wrt anycast addresses (or even addresses in general).

    9.9.9.9 for example gets reported as Berkely, CA (US). Which is only partially accurate, for complicated business holding and ASN reasons, but is not representative of what DNS PoP you're actually using at any given time.

  • If it was a simple geoip lookup that isn't really reliable wrt anycast addresses (or even addresses in general).

    9.9.9.9 for example gets reported as Berkely, CA (US). Which is only partially accurate, for complicated business holding and ASN reasons, but is not representative of what DNS PoP you're actually using at any given time.

    That’s true and that all makes sense. I guess I kind of forget because generally the IP address is physically very near to where I’m testing from.

    I just switched to a Swiss DNS resolver regardless. I like Quad9’s malware blocking but it’s more important to me to keep the DNS server in Switzerland (despite it needing to query outside the country regardless).

  • That depends on what you mean by integrate. There are many clear examples where it makes no sense to enforce homogenous legislation. Europe is a big place, and it makes sense to have different systems in different places.

    Take tires for instance - in the Scandinavian countries we require winter tires for the season, something which would make no sense in Italy for instance.

    That depends on what you mean by integrate. There are many clear examples where it makes no sense to enforce homogenous legislation. Europe is a big place, and it makes sense to have different systems in different places.

    No, there are no place where it make no sense. Granted that you need to write a more complex law, but in the end it is nothing impossible.

    Take tires for instance - in the Scandinavian countries we require winter tires for the season, something which would make no sense in Italy for instance.

    Just for the record, even in Italy the winter tires are required for the season (but we can just have chains on board and we are good).

  • I have.

    It includes "compliance with EU regulations" which in this case is soon going to involve redirecting and tracking visitors to sites such as thepiratebay.

    Fully expect this to be a move to enable them to enforce this via blocking DNS providers that don't comply with censorship lists, instead directing people to use this.

    I don't need an EU DNS, I already have OpenDNS.

    It includes “compliance with EU regulations” which in this case is soon going to involve redirecting and tracking visitors to sites such as thepiratebay.

    Which are already required, in a form or another, for every EU member, so ?

  • The EU is one entity, consisting of several member states. Just like my own country consists of many regions and municipalities with their own elected officials.

    Member states are forced to comply with legislation passed by the EU, even if a majority of the citizens of a state do not want to implement it. Technically there are two other options - sufferimg massive fines and punitive actions by the EU, or leaving. I'd rather not have to endure either of those, so instead I complain, loudly, online, to politicians, MPs and MEPs.

    Member states are forced to comply with legislation passed by the EU, even if a majority of the citizens of a state do not want to implement it. Technically there are two other options - sufferimg massive fines and punitive actions by the EU, or leaving. I’d rather not have to endure either of those, so instead I complain, loudly, online, to politicians, MPs and MEPs.

    Member states are forced to comply with legislation passed by the EU writing their own laws. An EU directive has no effect in Italy unless a law that acknowledges it is enacted. True, we must write a law that implement the directive but it is not an automatism.

  • Yeah, sure. Go complain about your life in the EU. Must be awful.

    Maybe go outside and enjoy your privileged life in Europe.

    It is not that living in EU remove our right to criticize what we think is not working.

    And currently there is a lot that not work in EU, or that can work way better.

  • Member states are forced to comply with legislation passed by the EU, even if a majority of the citizens of a state do not want to implement it. Technically there are two other options - sufferimg massive fines and punitive actions by the EU, or leaving. I’d rather not have to endure either of those, so instead I complain, loudly, online, to politicians, MPs and MEPs.

    Member states are forced to comply with legislation passed by the EU writing their own laws. An EU directive has no effect in Italy unless a law that acknowledges it is enacted. True, we must write a law that implement the directive but it is not an automatism.

    An EU directive has no effect in Italy unless a law that acknowledges it is enacted. True, we must write a law that implement the directive but it is not an automatism.

    This is exactly what I wrote in the comment you replied to, albeit with different wording? Basically the only other options if the nation does not want to comply is: a) suffering punitive actions from the EU indefinitely or until they comply or b) leaving the EU.

  • That depends on what you mean by integrate. There are many clear examples where it makes no sense to enforce homogenous legislation. Europe is a big place, and it makes sense to have different systems in different places.

    No, there are no place where it make no sense. Granted that you need to write a more complex law, but in the end it is nothing impossible.

    Take tires for instance - in the Scandinavian countries we require winter tires for the season, something which would make no sense in Italy for instance.

    Just for the record, even in Italy the winter tires are required for the season (but we can just have chains on board and we are good).

    Just for the record, even in Italy the winter tires are required for the season (but we can just have chains on board and we are good).

    Double checking and it doesn't seem like it? Then again I don't live in Italy. Here in Sweden you'll face a fine of ~2000kr (roughly 200€) per tire on your vehicle that is out of spec.

    Granted that you need to write a more complex law, but in the end it is nothing impossible.

    ...and thus it is much simpler to handle these kinds of regulations at a lower level. No need for everyone everywhere to agree, people can have rules that work for them where they live, folks are happier and don't have to struggle against a system run by bureaucrats so far away they have no idea what reality on the ground is (and they can't, it's impossible to account for every scenario centrally). Even on a municipal level certain regulations differ, and that's completely ok!

  • It includes “compliance with EU regulations” which in this case is soon going to involve redirecting and tracking visitors to sites such as thepiratebay.

    Which are already required, in a form or another, for every EU member, so ?

    so ?

    To make it extra clear. I don't want to be subjected to these kinds of regulations. They are an infringement upon my personal freedoms and my privacy.

    I don't want these regulations to exist. If they exist, I'd prefer they be unenforceable. If they try to enforce them, I'll try to circumvent them.

    The internet wants to be free.

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    It varies based on local legislation, so in some places paying ransoms is banned but it's by no means universal. It's totally valid to be against paying ransoms wherever possible, but it's not entirely black and white in some situations. For example, what if a hospital gets ransomed? Say they serve an area not served by other facilities, and if they can't get back online quickly people will die? Sounds dramatic, but critical public services get ransomed all the time and there are undeniable real world consequences. Recovery from ransomware can cost significantly more than a ransom payment if you're not prepared. It can also take months to years to recover, especially if you're simultaneously fighting to evict a persistent (annoyed, unpaid) threat actor from your environment. For the record I don't think ransoms should be paid in most scenarios, but I do think there is some nuance to consider here.