- Jul 15, 2016
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@windscribe HI! Have you implemented DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar in your service - ControlD? In case it is not there will you consider adding it?
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You are right, seems you activate query log for one device but you see the logs for all connected devices.To me it looks like it contains DNS logs from all of the devices.
Look at this basic comparison matrix, it should give you a "noob friendly" explanation: Compare ControlD to Other ServicesI took a gamble on Windscribe VPN back in the early days and got a 'lifetime' licence (which I hope they are going to honour!) I do think its a good VPN and it has got much better over time- for instance it now unblocks BBC iPlayer etc, appears to strip advertisements from some TV streaming sites and can even bypass some paywalls. Very impressive.
Control ID sounds interesting. However, I don't really understand what it does exactly- Windscribe should perhaps consider make this clearer on their website for dummies like myself. On the face of it, I'm not sure I would get any extra benefit from using it. But I'll give it a try once I understand what it does exactly.
It logs all queries made against your private resolver. Once we add multi-device/profile support in the coming weeks, you will be able to debug specific devices by choosing them from a drop down menu.
May I ask why dns4me is more reliable? I just checked out that service, even signed up for it, it looks like it was made in 1998 based on the designs, 1/2 the features literally don't even work. It doesn't have an anycast network, and forces you to pick the DNS resolver closest to you, if that server fails, you have no DNS at all. What is better about it? Genuinely curious.....I tried ControlD, and thought it was pretty good. I found the streaming support less reliable than dns4me, though. And the ever so slightly arrogant customer service was also not quite as justified by their product as the tone of the communications implied.
I'm currently back using dns4me with AdGuard despite buying a year of ControlD, although I'll keep trying it every now and again as it has potential, especially the always-on proxy. I really liked that.
ControlD is an all-in-1 solution that replaces SmartDNS, Adguard/Pi-Hole/VPNs (for most people in non-restrictive countries). For it to work correctly, it should be used by itself. If you're using other software that does similar things, you will likely have a bad time because they will conflict with each other. ControlD is a unique service, and has a unique set of requirements. The analogy here is if you're used to a horse + buggy, and then upgrade to a car, you cannot use your horse + car at the same time.... well, you can, but you really shouldn't.It works reliably with all five UK major TV channels in conjunction with Adguard/Ublock/Ghostery etc. I've only been able to achieve the same using an almost completely vanilla browser with ControlD.
When I pointed this out, the response I received put down the efforts of the adblocking community and talked up the industrial scale of your own network of adblocking researchers.
That all may be true, but in my experience, but dns4me+adguard = perfect streaming+cosmetic filtering. The latter of which ControlD has no capacity to achieve. I can quote the reply verbatim if you wish.
I think you're the same guy I emailed.ControlD is an all-in-1 solution that replaces SmartDNS, Adguard/Pi-Hole/VPNs (for most people in non-restrictive countries). For it to work correctly, it should be used by itself. If you're using other software that does similar things, you will likely have a bad time because they will conflict with each other. ControlD is a unique service, and has a unique set of requirements. The analogy here is if you're used to a horse + buggy, and then upgrade to a car, you cannot use your horse + car at the same time.... well, you can, but you really shouldn't.
Don't use this app unless you're running Android 8 or lower. Android 9+ supports DNS-over-TLS natively, which is the best way to use ControlD or any other DOT server.Android Alpha Stage of the APP: ControlD - DNS Over HTTPS Utility - Apps on Google Play
For this question they told me that you need to use ControlD from the IP using DoH or DoT and that would add that IP to the account. So to use it for my router (which only has "legacy" DNS) I would have my browser using DoH to keep the IP updated since my ISP has a habit of changing our IP address occasionally.2. Is the IP given for "Legacy DNS" tied to my account, or is it universal?
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For this question they told me that you need to use ControlD from the IP using DoH or DoT and that would add that IP to the account. So to use it for my router (which only has "legacy" DNS) I would have my browser using DoH to keep the IP updated since my ISP has a habit of changing our IP address occasionally.
This is opposed to something like NextDNS which you need to use a DDNS service to keep updated.
Ok. Thank you for this. I have a DoH set up in Firefox, "legacy" set up in my VPN (to let it use ControlD and not its own), and AdGuard for Windows' DNS protection to bind. I think I'm good. But I will remember your advice when I use ControlD on my router.
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Also, I am not sure why but the issue I had with mobile filtering seem to have been resolved. It blocks ads now in the app I mentioned. Did ControlD implement cosmetic filtering yet? If not, will they?