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Comment by Renaud OLGIATI on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 07:58 AM)
For added security and speed gain, invest $35 in a Raspberry Pi, install the PiHole distribution, and give your router its IP Address as primary DSN. ...
Comment by Renaud OLGIATI on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 07:54 AM)
For added speed gain ans security, invest $35 in ...
Comment by Robert on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 25, 2026 12:45 AM)
My Pixel 9s' options are "off,Automatic, and Private DNS provider hostname." "Automatic" is already selected. I never selected that. Am I good to go?...
Comment by Chuck Meyer on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 24, 2026 11:15 PM)
On my Google Pixel 9, Enter one of these hostnames, then tap Save. Google: dns.google Cloudflare: one.one.one.one Quad9: dns.quad9.net ...
Comment by Bev on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 24, 2026 10:55 PM)
In re to DNS Host names listed for Android, is one better than another....you have 3 listed. Ty....
Comment by Ken H on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 24, 2026 09:42 PM)
According to the Open DNS website you linked, "Open DNS does not work with Starlink routers."...
Comment by Ron on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 24, 2026 08:36 PM)
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but setting your router to use OpenDNS or another service in an effort to protect the devices in your house from acces...
Comment by Ryan James on Change These Settings to Boost Speed, Security, Privacy (February 24, 2026 08:27 PM)
You lost me here " By twiddling a few numbers in your router's setup screens" and you never found me again from that point on....
Comment by Horatio on Big Brother is Tracking You (and how you can fight back) (February 22, 2026 07:09 PM)
Don't forget about FLOCK and ring cameras. Whether walking on foot or driving a vehicle, Big Broker is watching. It's not just in China anymore. We...
Comment by Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. on Big Brother is Tracking You (and how you can fight back) (February 21, 2026 08:41 PM)
I live by the theory that anytime I go outdoors, I can be tracked, so I should have no expectation of privacy there. When I'm on the Internet, for me ...
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