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 March 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 220 countries.

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A

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

B

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

C

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

D

Dominican Republic Denmark DR Congo Dominica Djibouti

E

Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia

F

France Finland French Guiana Fiji French Polynesia Faroe Islands

G

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

H

Hong Kong Hungary Honduras HT

I

India Indonesia Italy Ireland Iceland Israel Iraq Iran Ivory Coast Isle of Man

J

Japan Jordan Jamaica Jersey

K

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kenya Kosovo Kuwait

L

Lithuania Libya Latvia Lebanon Laos Luxembourg Liechtenstein Liberia LS

N

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

O

Oman

P

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

Q

Qatar

R

Russia Romania Republic of the Congo Rwanda Réunion

S

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

T

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

U

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

V

Vietnam Venezuela

X

Y

Yemen

Z

Zimbabwe Zambia

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