DNS privacy refers to protecting your DNS queries from being monitored, logged, or tampered with. Standard DNS sends queries in plain text, allowing ISPs and network operators to see every domain you visit. Encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT) prevents this.

Which DNS provider is the most private?

Mullvad DNS logs nothing and requires no account. Quad9 and Cloudflare also have strong privacy policies with independent audits. Review our provider security audits for detailed comparisons of logging, encryption, and hijacking behaviour.

How do I check if my DNS is private?

Use our DNS Privacy Check tool to test your current DNS configuration. It checks for DNS leaks, DNSSEC validation, encrypted DNS support, and whether your resolver hijacks NXDOMAIN responses.

Does DNSSEC protect my privacy?

DNSSEC provides integrity, not confidentiality. It ensures DNS responses have not been tampered with, but does not encrypt your queries. For full privacy, combine DNSSEC with encrypted DNS (DoH or DoT).

Why do DNS privacy scores vary by country?

Country scores reflect the local DNS infrastructure: DNSSEC adoption, NXDOMAIN hijacking rates, and resolver reliability. Countries with modern ISP infrastructure and strong privacy regulations tend to score higher.

DNS Privacy Directory

Evaluate DNS provider security and find privacy-focused servers by country. Independent audits with DNSSEC, encryption, and logging data.

Updated June 2026

Provider Security Audits

22 DNS providers independently evaluated for encryption support, logging policies, and NXDOMAIN hijacking.

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DNS Privacy by Country

DNSSEC adoption rates and server security overviews for 216 countries.

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A

Australia Argentina Afghanistan Austria Albania Angola Azerbaijan Armenia Andorra Algeria Aruba American Samoa Antigua and Barbuda

B

Bangladesh Brazil Bulgaria Belgium Botswana Bolivia Bahrain British Virgin Islands Belarus Burkina Faso Benin Bhutan Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina Belize Burundi Brunei Bahamas Bermuda

C

Canada Colombia Czechia Cambodia Costa Rica Chile Cyprus Croatia Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Cook Islands China Curaçao Comoros Caribbean Netherlands Cuba CF Cayman Islands

D

Dominican Republic Denmark DR Congo Djibouti Dominica

E

Ecuador El Salvador Egypt Estonia Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia

F

France Finland French Guiana Fiji French Polynesia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands

G

Germany Greece Guatemala Ghana Guadeloupe Georgia Guam Guinea Gibraltar Guyana Gabon Gambia Grenada Guinea-Bissau Greenland

H

Hong Kong Hungary Honduras HT

I

India Indonesia Italy Ireland Iraq Israel Iceland Ivory Coast Iran

J

Japan Jordan Jamaica Jersey

K

Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Kuwait

L

Lithuania Libya Laos Latvia Lebanon Luxembourg Liechtenstein LS Liberia

M

Mexico Myanmar Malaysia Mongolia Mozambique Montenegro Malawi Macau Mauritius Moldova Morocco Madagascar Maldives Mali Mauritania Malta Martinique Monaco Mayotte

N

Netherlands Nepal Nigeria North Macedonia New Zealand Norway Namibia Nicaragua New Caledonia Niger Norfolk Island

O

Oman

P

Poland Philippines Peru Paraguay Puerto Rico Portugal Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Palestine

Q

Qatar

R

Russia Romania Republic of the Congo Rwanda Réunion

S

South Africa Singapore Sweden Switzerland South Korea Spain Serbia Slovakia Saudi Arabia Slovenia Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Seychelles Sierra Leone Suriname Senegal Solomon Islands Syria Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin São Tomé and Príncipe San Marino Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

T

Thailand Taiwan Tajikistan Turkiye Tanzania Tunisia Trinidad and Tobago Togo Timor-Leste Turks and Caicos Turkmenistan Tonga

U

United States United Kingdom Ukraine Uganda Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates Uruguay US Virgin Islands

V

Vietnam Venezuela Vanuatu

X

Y

Yemen

Z

Zimbabwe Zambia

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