Is DoT/DoH a good thing? The answer is definitively "it depends" - see Vittorio Bertola's presentation The DoH Dilemma <https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/ids-2019/07-bertola-the-doh-dilemma-dns-symposium-2019-v2-11may19-en.pdf> from the 2019 DNS Symposium. While it boosts security and privacy locally, it may also put even more data in the hands of what Jay Sulzberger refers to as "the englobulators". It's potential to defeat state censorship and surveillance makes it a particularly sensitive issue in the Middle East. To learn more about DNS privacy, see the ISOC DNS Privacy FAQ <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2019/03/dns-privacy-frequently-asked-questions-faq/> ISOC Live posted: "On Monday 27 April 2020 at 13:00 UTC the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) presents 'Webinar for the Middle East: Understanding DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH)'. Internet Hall of Fame Inductee Adiel Akplogan, ICANN Vi" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann>On *Monday 27 April 2020* at *13:00 UTC* the *Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers <https://icann.org/>* (ICANN) presents '*Webinar for the Middle East: Understanding DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH) <https://go.icann.org/3avh1KB>*'. Internet Hall of Fame Inductee* Adiel Akplogan <https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/adiel-akplogan>*, ICANN Vice President of Technical Engagement. DoT and DoH are new IETF technical standards that transmit DNS enquiries over encrypted connections. *LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann>* *PARTICIPATE: https://go.icann.org/3avh1KB <https://go.icann.org/3avh1KB>* *TWITTER @ICANN + #DoH https://bit.ly/2YaZR2j <https://bit.ly/2YaZR2j>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12004/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -