Cloudflare launches 1.1.1.1 mobile app
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Great question!
In most cases, your phone picks up the system resolver when it connects to a cellular or a WiFi network.
The system resolver collects data about what websites you are visiting by looking at the DNS queries your phone is making. This can lead to targeted advertising by your ISP.
1.1.1.1 is a privacy-first resolver, it does not collect any private information.
Why does the Android app have 'Microphone > record audio' listed as a permission?
The app itself does NOT require any of these permissions.
However, Instabug, which is a third party library we use to help our users send bug reports or suggest improvements, requires these permissions to capture screenshots or screen recordings.
We only receive these when a user actively files a bug report or suggests an improvement to the app. Here is the documentation: https://docs.instabug.com/docs/android-integration
Furthermore, here is an excerpt from Instabug's docs: "Generally, the permission request doesn't appear unless the user attempts to use any of the features requiring the permission. The only exception, if you set the invocation event to be Screenshot. Then, the storage permission will be requested when the application launches."
We use these bug reports to improve the user experience and help build a better app.
The 1.1.1.1 app does not and will not collect any sort of private information.
I second that. The SDK doesn't require Microphone access except when you want to report a bug or send feedback with a voice memo attached.
In addition, DNS queries are always encrypted, so no one can eavesdrop on them. Combined with our experimental encrypted SNI you can have a fully encrypted path from your device to us.