| ▲ | hirako2000 4 hours ago |
| Because that would be subject to the whim of the provider, who subject to court orders would have to oblige to continue operating as US entity. |
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| ▲ | akerl_ 4 hours ago | parent [-] |
| How does that differ from Quad9? You’re subject to Swiss laws, so there’s still a government involved? And you’re now hosted in an area where the US government has far fewer limitations on what they can attempt. |
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| ▲ | Kwpolska 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Quad9 is based in Switzerland, but the three founders-sponsors are US-based [0], so I’m not sure if it can be considered 100% safe from US government intervention. [0] https://quad9.net/about/sponsors/ | | |
| ▲ | KomoD 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | The ASN and stuff is also operated by a US entity it seems like: ASHandle: AS19281
Street: CleanerDNS Inc. dba Quad9
Street: 1442A Walnut Street, Suite 501
City: Berkeley
State/Prov: CA
Country: US
They also have servers in the US, so that's yet another reason not to consider them "100% safe from US government intervention" | |
| ▲ | akerl_ 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Also a quick search suggests that Switzerland has made Internet providers in-country block DNS results in the past. |
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