Another privacy threat: DNS logging and how to avoid it

AT&T is dredging domain name server (DNS) records, the lookup table that converts domain names and selling the results to would-be advertisers -- unless AT&T customers pay for it to stop.

DNS logging is widespread, even in places where you might not expect it. Every time you use a DNS, it records your IP address (and thus your approximate location), the domain name you looked up, the current time, and the name of your ISP.

Many organizations that run DNS servers are beginning to learn that there's money to be had in those logs. Google, of course, has known that since the beginning of time.

But a new service from Golden Frog offers zero DNS logging -- for a price. The company just launched an encrypted, zero-logging DNS. Golden Frog says on its site, "We developed our zero-logging VyprDNS service to increase user privacy and defeat censorship across the world."

VyperDNS is built into Golden Frog's virtual private network service called VyperDNS. When you connect with VyprVPN, all DNS activity is handled on Vypr/Golden Frog servers. VyprVPN has 700 servers, located in more than 40 cities around the world.