Current practices for DNS Privacy : Protection towards pervasive surveillance

Abstract: Current usage of the DNS system is a significant loophole of Internet users' privacy, as all queries and answers for resolving web address are not protected in most cases. The report elaborates which Internet users' privacy interests exist, and presents the current technologies to enhance DNS Privacy through a systematic literature review. The report also explores the limitations of the current practices and presents several proposals such as DNS-over-Tor and methods to change the trusted recursive resolver to mitigate current limitations periodically.