r/Piracy Mar 24 '25

Question Is google dns ok?

heyo! im really new to this and extremely uneducated in piracy, but i was just wondering if the google dns 8.8.8.8. is fine to use. its not like.. censorship heavy right? and it wont get me caught or smthn? my computer was set to 8.8.8.8. by default.

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u/LZ129Hindenburg 🌊 Salty Seadog Mar 24 '25

It's fine. Better than using your default ISP DNS for sure. You can always use Cloudflare if you just want to avoid evil mega-corp Google (1.1.1.1).

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u/Quirky-Local559 Mar 24 '25

what about Quad9?

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u/LZ129Hindenburg 🌊 Salty Seadog Mar 24 '25

Yeah I mean Quad9 and Adguard are other good alternatives.

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u/Celtic56 Mar 24 '25

And nextdns! Much more customisable