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by dheera 1373 days ago
> The free app that makes your Internet safer.

I don't consider anything closed source to be safe.

> 1.1.1.1 with WARP

WTF is WARP

> Your Internet service provider can see every site and app you use—even if they’re encrypted. Some providers even sell this data, or use it to target you with ads.

OK, fantastic, so instead of handing my ISP all my data, I hand it to ... you?

> the fastest DNS resolver on Earth.

I'm pretty sure that the for the 5 full seconds it takes a site like Gmail that saving 9ms on DNS isn't going to change much.

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Was more pointing out the numbered hostname, not the service its-self.

16777217 is just the lowest number that corresponds with a routed IP address :)

I mentioned “routed” address, e.g. an address that actually appears on the DFZ. 0.0.0.0/8 is not a range that’s assigned to any RIRs by IANA - it’s reserved for special use.
> I don't consider anything closed source to be safe.

Having the source won't help you in any practical way to verify the security of this online service. The app is just a relatively simple connector to a VPN. You need to trust the service/its operator, and at that point you might as well trust that app too.

> OK, fantastic, so instead of handing my ISP all my data, I hand it to ... you?

Exactly right and fantastic indeed. You have to hand it to someone at some point. Having a choice and choosing something like Warp sounds much better than handing out my data to any random unknown ISP wherever I connect to a wifi (especially if I am visiting foreign countries with somewhat harsher network tracking laws) - and some people don't trust their home ISP too but don't have other options.

I'm happy for you that you have a trustable ISP with good opsec who won't betray you. Not everyone does.

They said "safer" not "perfectly safe".