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Private DNS is a must these days.
If you're not already using it, consider one of these options.
You can use all of these services for free.
You might think the security of your PC, laptop, phone, or tablet ends with an antivirus, malware, and firewall combination. Although those tools are a good start, there's one area you should seriously consider: DNS.
DNS, or Domain Name System, is responsible for translating human-readable domain names (such as zdnet.com) to machine-readable IP addresses (such as 199.232.194.154). Without DNS, you'd have to memorize IP addresses instead of domain names.
Also: To learn how to switch DNS services, check out our how-to guides for Android, iOS, and Windows
I don't know about you, but my brain doesn't have enough room to hold that much information. Ergo, DNS.
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