DNS resolvers
UncensoredDNS privacy rating
Free public DNS resolver in Denmark, run by an individual, that does not apply censorship filters. It offers anycast and unicast servers over plain DNS, DoT and DoH.
Summary
UncensoredDNS scores 61 out of 100 (grade C) on the DNS resolvers criteria. It meets 5 of 11 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, Encrypted DNS and DNSSEC validation. It partly meets transparency report, security headers and no query logs. It does not meet open source, independent audit and tells users about requests. It is based in Denmark: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 61 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source. The server configuration is not published.
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The FAQ states nothing about users is logged, and the website loads no third-party scripts.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Paid for by the operator, with sponsored hosting for anycast nodes. The FAQ states data is never sold.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
The FAQ states the operator has never been contacted by authorities, and that this will change if it happens. No request counts are published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
Encrypted DNS Weight 3 of 3
Are DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS supported?
Both servers listen for DoT on port 853 and DoH on port 443.
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Partial
No query logs Weight 3 of 3
Are queries stored without IP addresses, and is this independently audited?
The FAQ states nothing is logged except total query counts. Not audited.
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Yes
DNSSEC validation Weight 1 of 3
Does the resolver validate DNSSEC?
A test query for the deliberately broken dnssec-failed.org returns SERVFAIL, showing validation.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.