How did DNS make the list?

Memorizing and typing in IP addresses manually doesn't sound fun in IPv4, let alone IPv6. And network observers can see what websites you are going to without DNS, so the extra hassle still wouldn't gain you any privacy.

In terms of privacy, I agree, it doesn’t make sense for it to be on the list. But DNS is very centralized, with one entity (ICANN) overseeing the entire root. There’s no way to truly own a name on the internet, you can only rent it. I used to be entirely against the current system, but now I see some scenarios where a centralized DNS makes sense, like in name collisions, squatting, faking identity, etc. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love a decentralized alternative to DNS (for example Handshake), but it would be wrong to ignore the shortcomings of decentralized DNS. And DNS and web security are very closely tied, with CAs only granting certs to ICANN domains (or ip addresses but that defeats the convenience of DNS), which means your devices have no way to “trust” a service without an ICANN domain. DANE + DNSSEC could fix this, but no browsers support it.

DNS is completely centralized. You don't own the domain, it's rented.

“Encryption as identity” is our phrase for systems that use public/private keypairs to communicate, and not centralized DNS. This includes Nostr names.

We reject government DNS as legitimate and promote:

1) Nostr. Nostr does use DNS for the nodes, but these nodes can be transitioned to Tor onions, which is going to be supported by the Gossip client in this new year.

2) Tor Onions

Our .Onion for Tor Browser:

privacypkybrxebcjicfhgwsb3coatqechwnc5xow4udxwa6jemylmyd.onion

2) Session as a distribution platform. This is blockchain based ID

Session ID to subscribe to new tips, articles, & videos:

Simple

Session ID to contact us one-on-one:

Support

3) IPFS & Unstoppable domains, SimplifiedPrivacy.x

4) Ethereum Push notifications, Enter this into push.org app:

0x094A1ef2F50F36956a90E410Ffc143362340865c

Can re-find the Eth info at:

SimplifiedPrivacy.eth

I just subscribed to Essential plan, although I didn't need it. just to support them.

I think they are doing a very good job in a few fronts: UI, feature set and privacy/ security fronts

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

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