Holes in the Geofence: Privacy Vulnerabilities in “Smart” DNS Services

Smart DNS (SDNS) services advertise access to geofenced content (typically, video streaming sites such as Netflix or Hulu) that is normally inaccessible unless the client is within a prescribed geographic region. SDNS is simple to use and involves no software installation. Instead, it requires only...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fainchtein Rahel A., Aviv Adam J., Sherr Micah, Ribaudo Stephen, Khullar Armaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-04-01
Series:Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/popets-2021-0022