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Issue #1239

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frameworks_base has 8.8.8.8 as its fall back DNS

Added by Robert Schultz about 9 years ago. Updated about 9 years ago.

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
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Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
03/26/2015
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Resolution:
wontfix
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Description

May not be a bug. In the file base/core/res/res/values/config.xml
the fallback DNS belongs to Google. Privacy consious people would prefer something else.

What do you think?

<!-- IP address of the dns server to use if nobody else suggests one -->
<string name="config_default_dns_server" translatable="false">8.8.8.8</string>
Actions #1

Updated by Robert Schultz about 9 years ago

Just checked in packages/apps/Settings/res/values/strings.xml file. It also has wifi_dns1_hint wifi_dns2_hint referring to Google DNS.

May be am I just paranoid as even https://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS are recommending(?) google DNS.

Actions #2

Updated by Paul Kocialkowski about 9 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Rejected
  • Resolution set to wontfix

I don't what difference it makes to use Google or another centralized DNS server as fallback. The good solution is to use your own DNS server.

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