Privacy Hack: How to Protect Your Search History from ISPs

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In this video, I walk through the steps you need to take to change the DNS settings on your router, a laptop, and a mobile phone. For context on how your ISP can spy on your search history, check out the previous video I made: https://youtu.be/pZAeuFSuRHA To see how you can encrypt your DNS requests, check out this video: https://youtu.be/OhF2bBb4RxU For a list of free DNS servers that you can choose for your home network, check out this article: https://www.lifewire.com/free-and-public-dns-servers-2626062 For more content on similar topics, check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-hXDMwqs1Ri9Yh9QRgaqQ If you would like to read about other ways to improve your home network, check out my blog: https://www.network-from-home.com 0:51 Which DNS servers should you use? 2:05 How to change your router’s DNS settings 4:42 How to change the DNS settings of mobile devices How to change the DNS settings of your devices Changing the DNS settings of your router will give you the most bang for your buck from an administrative standpoint. That’s because any devices connected to your router will use your router’s DNS settings by default. To change your router’s DNS settings, you need to log in to your router’s administrative settings. The DNS settings will most likely be located in the Advanced settings section under “Internet”. Changing the DNS settings of your router will cover all the devices that always connect to the internet through your router. For your mobile devices, however, you need to take further action. That’s because your mobile devices won’t always access the internet through the router in your home. For mobile devices like a laptop or a mobile phone, you need to change the local DNS settings on these devices. That way, when these devices are outside of your home network and connecting to the internet, they’ll still use the DNS servers that you choose regardless of the DNS settings on the router. To change the DNS settings of your mobile devices, you’ll need to go into their settings and change the DNS servers that they’re using. These settings are usually found in the network settings for the device. Once you’ve updated your router and mobile devices with the DNS servers of your choice, your ISP won’t be able to see what websites you’re accessing. Conclusion If you have any questions about how to change the DNS settings of your devices, please leave a comment below.