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		TD-Linux on March 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You probably don't want to run Firefox Nightly any... The feature is called "async DNS" and I believe queries both the system resolver and Google, and takes the first response. https://superuser.com/questions/656938/does-chrome-use-a-dif...

apexalpha on March 23, 2018 | [–]

Isn't that only if you opt in for the Google compression service that essentially uses the Google network as a proxy?

I had host-based anti-Adverstising on my network and Chrome never bypasses it even though it should if it were going through Google DNS as well.

lmns on March 23, 2018 | [–]

Your link says nothing about Google Public DNS.

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