https://www.netutil.app/en/tags/privacy/ Recent content in Privacy on NetUtil Hugo en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.netutil.app/en/blog/change-dns-mac/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.netutil.app/en/blog/change-dns-mac/ <p>Your internet connection uses your ISP&rsquo;s DNS servers by default. You never chose them, you probably don&rsquo;t know their addresses, and they may be slower, less private, or less secure than the alternatives. Changing DNS on Mac takes about two minutes and can make a noticeable difference.</p> <h2 id="why-youd-change-your-dns-server">Why you&rsquo;d change your DNS server</h2> <p><strong>Speed.</strong> Your ISP&rsquo;s DNS servers are often not optimized. Cloudflare and Google operate DNS infrastructure at massive scale specifically designed for low latency. In many regions, switching to a public DNS resolver results in faster page load times, because the DNS step of connecting to a website resolves faster.</p>