Shutting down our public encrypted DNS servers and

Shutting down our public encrypted DNS servers and sponsoring Quad9 instead September 3, 2026 News Mullvad has operated public encrypted DNS (DoH) servers since 2022. They are unnecessary when using Mullvad VPN — traffic is already encrypted and Mullvad VPN's internal DNS handles all queries. Outside the VPN, they serve two purposes: Mullvad Browser uses them by default when you're not on Mullvad VPN, preventing your ISP from seeing the domains you visit. Anyone can use them as a free public service to protect their DNS queries. We want a public service to be available. Going forward, we wil

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