Exactly

 

I’m highly suspicious of it

 

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From: dns-wg <dns-wg-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of David Conrad <drc@virtualized.org>
Date: Thursday, 16 December 2021 at 17:03
To: Moritz Müller <moritz.muller@sidn.nl>
Cc: dns-wg@ripe.net <dns-wg@ripe.net>
Subject: Re: [dns-wg] DNS4EU?

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Moritz,

On Dec 15, 2021, at 11:59 PM, Moritz Müller via dns-wg <dns-wg@ripe.net> wrote:
>> offering European citizens and private and public organizations the capacity to access the web with a high-quality and free service
> I was wondering: Why does the EC believe that the resolvers users currently rely on (e.g. provided by their ISP) provide “low-quality”? Are there any studies about this?

My read is that the primary targets of DNS4EU is US-based “Big Tech” (whatever that means), particularly those firms that have a (shall we say) laissez faire attitude towards data privacy.  In other words, Google (8.8.8.8).  I’d imagine from the perspective of EC folks, DNS4EU would be a no-brainer: support EU-based business, give the finger to Google, give EU law enforcement a potential bone to get around DoH, make “rah rah” noises about EU data sovereignty, and provide, at least theoretically, a way to appease intellectual property lawyers.

Since they’re talking about a “federated” service, I suspect ISPs who want to play by the EC’s rules will be considered a part of DNS4EU.

Of course, if one were cynical, the question really is when the other shoe (e.g., legal mandates to abide by DNS4EU filtering requirements) will drop.

Regards,
-drc