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Proton DNS as a Secure, Private alternative to 8.8.8.8 or ISP / CDS

Dear Proton Team,

I recently got deep into DNS and found out that most DNS Servers out there are not very private.

Therefore I'm proposing, could be an addition to Proton VPN, a Proton DNS Server.

Examples of competitors would be 8.8.8.8 (Google), 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare), or 94.140.14.14 (Ad-Guard DNS, the only somewhat private I could find).

This could also be the opportunity to build a CDS Network as a competitor to Cloudflare.

I'm sure this isn't an small project but this could develop into a trustworthy, private alternative in Europe against Google and Cloudflare.

Stay Safe!

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  • Tim commented  ·   ·  Report

    To me, the existing combination of ProtonVPN and Quad9 (when not using a VPN) make this a solution looking for a problem. Or to put it another way, if there were a ProtonDNS, how would it be much different than Quad9?

  • RH commented  ·   ·  Report

    When you use a VPN (like ProtonVPN) all your traffic is routed through Proton's servers and to avoid DNS leaks, your DNS queries are also routed through Proton's DNS servers. Why would you choose to not use a VPN but then use a private DNS? It would be pointless because while your DNS queries might be private, all your other traffic wouldn't be.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    You can use ProtonVPN. What would be the added value of this, when not using VPN, just to use the DNS?

  • ‎ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Perhaps a partnership with NextDNS like they did with standard notes. NextDNS is US based but the do give an option to store logs in Switzerland.

  • Ion Cannon commented  ·   ·  Report

    There is no need to duplicate what quad9 does.

  • DX7 Fan commented  ·   ·  Report

    Doesn't ProtonVPN already run its own DNS servers?

  • Maurits commented  ·   ·  Report

    @ju roots, why is quad9 any better than nextDNS?

  • Pablo Estronada commented  ·   ·  Report

    Though a nextDNS style dashboard and alternative would be good for non-VPN devices, VPN users already have access to this and privacy alternatives like quad9 and pi-hole.

  • Shawn commented  ·   ·  Report

    Proton VPN already uses it's own private and encrypted DNS servers when you connect to a VPN server. What use would it be for public use? It would still have to route through Proton's servers and that would require using their VPN servers which you need an account.

  • Yurgen commented  ·   ·  Report

    DNS Service like NextDNS but with the power of proton and real privacy.

  • Yurgen commented  ·   ·  Report

    A service with the features like NextDNS but with the trust and real privacy from proton. Thanks.

  • August commented  ·   ·  Report

    A customizable DNS (akin to NEXT DNS where users can do the following:

    * Set custom block rules (to supplement Net shields)
    * Set schedule (to block social media during night time etc)
    * Simple metrics to see what was blocked, find issues etc

    For free users that would be limited, for paid users there would be more customization available.

    It would also need to be usable for Proton VPN users

  • Midhun commented  ·   ·  Report

    I want to see something similar to mullvad dns with encryption and adblocking capabilities

  • Julian commented  ·   ·  Report

    Partner up with quad9 dns

  • Draken commented  ·   ·  Report

    Something similar to NextDNS.

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