Security News > 2020 > February > Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US
Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks.
Although not a perfect shield against DNS snooping, DoH makes that a lot harder.
In September 2019, Mozilla started testing DoH-by-default in the US - with that completed, from next month DoH will become a setting that users have to consciously opt to turn off.
Cloudflare, Mozilla's long-time DoH collaborator, is the default but recently users gained the ability to choose a second, NextDNS. Trusting DoH providers.
There are currently no plans to turn on DoH by default outside the US, most likely to defuse criticism by government agencies that it will, in the short term, make it harder to keep tabs on illegal activity by citizens.