---
date: '2020-02-25'
title: 'Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs'
description: "Firefox will start switching browser users to Cloudflare's encrypted-DNS service today and roll out the change across the United States in the coming weeks."
tags: ['Firefox', 'privacy', 'security']
---

**[Ars Technica:](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/firefox-turns-encrypted-dns-on-by-default-to-thwart-snooping-isps/)**

> Firefox will start switching browser users to Cloudflare's encrypted-DNS service today and roll out the change across the United States in the coming weeks.<!-- excerpt -->