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A home router and a padlocked shield in front of a house

Why DNS is the front door

What happens when a tab opens

Every app, ad, and tracker on every device starts with the same question: “what is the address of this site?” Whoever answers that question controls what loads. It should be you.

kid’s tablet your router pi-hole checks the name clean the page loads on the blocklist nothing loads

One box answers for every phone, tablet, console, and smart TV in the house — no app to install, nothing for a clever twelve-year-old to uninstall.

News21 Oct 2025 • 1 min read

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