Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular browsers. Many users like it better than Chrome because it encourages privacy and allows you to make your Internet activities as private as possible with a few options.

But one of the most recent features, the dnS-over-HTTPS (DoH) feature, which is still in beta, has received a negative review from the UK’s Internet Service Providers Industry Association.

The Internet Services Providers Association (ISPA), a trade Association for Internet service Providers in the UK, has decided to include Mozilla as a finalist for its 2019 “Internet Villain” award. The award will be presented at the ISPA awards ceremony in London on July 11.

Why is “Mozilla” the “Internet villain”?

In their statement, the ISPA said Mozilla was being treated as an “Internet villain” for supporting DoH (DNS-over-HTTPS).

@Mozilla was named the # Internet villain of #ISPA because they broke # Internet Security guidelines in the UK by trying to push dnS-over-HTTPS to circumvent the UK’s content filtering system and parental custody model. t.co/d9NaiaJYnk pic.twitter.com/WeZhLq2uvi

— UK Internet Providers Industry Association (ISPAUK) (@ISPAUk) 4 July 2019

Mozilla was joined by the European Union’s Article 13 copyright law and US President Donald Trump as finalists. ISPA explained this in their statement:

Mozilla: Broke UK Internet security guidelines by trying to bypass the UK’s content filtering system and parental custody model by implementing DNS-over-HTTPS.

Article 13 of the EU copyright Law threatens freedom of expression online by requiring platforms to use “content recognition technology”.

Donald TRUMP, PRESIDENT of the United States: Because in trying to protect its national security, it has created great uncertainty in the complex global communications supply chain.

What is a DNS – over – the HTTPS?

You can think of THE DoH as a request from the Domain Name Resolution Service (DNS) encrypted over an HTTPS connection.

Traditional DNS requests are not encrypted, so your DNS provider or Internet service provider (ISP) can monitor or control your browsing behavior. Without DoH, you can easily be forced to block and filter content by a DNS provider, and your Internet service provider can do the same.

The DoH turns that on its head, however, by giving you a private browsing experience.

Check out how Mozilla works with Cloudflare and configure the DoH yourself (if necessary).

Does the DoH work?

Both useful and useless.

On the one hand, of course, the DoH can help users bypass DNS or content filtering systems imposed by Internet service providers. If the DoH helps meet our need to circumvent Internet censorship, it is a good thing.

On the other hand, if you’re a parent and your child uses the DoH on Mozilla Firefox, you can’t set content filters. This depends on how well your firewall is configured.

The DoH may become a way for some people to bypass parental supervision, which may not be a good thing.

If I have a problem with this statement, you can correct me in the comment section below.

Also, using the DoH means you can’t use the local host file (if you’re using it for AD blocking or other purposes).

conclusion

What do you think of the DoH? Is it good enough?

What do you think of ISPA’s decision? Do you think their statements encourage Internet censorship and government surveillance of Internet users?

I personally find this nomination decision laughable. Even if the DoH isn’t the ultimate feature everyone needs, it’s never a bad thing to have an option to protect your privacy.

Let us know in the comments section below. Finally, I would like to quote:

In an age of lies, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. (LCTT)

Via: itsfoss.com/mozilla-int…

By Ankush Das (lujun9972

This article is originally compiled by LCTT and released in Linux China