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Re: This DNS over HTTP thing


From: "Livingood, Jason" <Jason_Livingood () comcast com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 16:06:52 +0000

On 10/1/19, 3:44 AM, "NANOG on behalf of Stephane Bortzmeyer" <nanog-bounces () nanog org on behalf of bortzmeyer () 
nic fr> wrote:
Note that the UK is probably the country in Europe with the biggest
    use of lying DNS resolvers for censorship.

What many people dismiss as 'lying' would be typically described as 'complying with the law' in certain countries. It 
is unfortunate that operators in countries with legally-mandated DNS blocks are criticized for the actions they have no 
option but to undertake. IMO any such criticisms should more correctly be directed at the laws themselves or the 
governments that put them in place.



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