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Using Firefox with Mozilla VPN - Should I enable DNS over HTTPs? (DoH)

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Entreprenerdz
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I'm still new to educating myself on privacy tech. I came back to using FF as my main browser a few weeks ago after a decade of using Chrome and have been using Mozilla VPN for just over a week now.

My questions is does pairing FF with mVPN affect the need of enabling DNS over HTTPs (DoH) or are they mutually exclusive?

And wouldn't the add-on "HTTPS Everywhere" take care of this anyways? The reason I'm asking is I'm in Canada and don't see the need to go all the way to a US server just to get DNS routing if encrypting is the goal.

Thanks! Loving the FF/mVPN combo!

I'm still new to educating myself on privacy tech. I came back to using FF as my main browser a few weeks ago after a decade of using Chrome and have been using Mozilla VPN for just over a week now. My questions is does pairing FF with mVPN affect the need of enabling DNS over HTTPs (DoH) or are they mutually exclusive? And wouldn't the add-on "HTTPS Everywhere" take care of this anyways? The reason I'm asking is I'm in Canada and don't see the need to go all the way to a US server just to get DNS routing if encrypting is the goal. Thanks! Loving the FF/mVPN combo!

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JC
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Hello,

Both, DNS over HTTPs (DoH) and Mozilla VPN will help with encrypting your information, but a VPN encrypts more of it. DoH only encrypts what is sent via a browser to a server and back and only if it's enabled on the sites you visit. A VPN will encrypt every application as long as you keep it on.

Also, pairing Mozilla VPN with Firefox's DNS over HTTPs settings can lead to DNS leaks. So, we recommend you using Mozilla VPN if you want full protection across your device.