Your ISP is your gatekeeper to the internet. Everything you do online goes through your internet service provider, be that online gaming, streaming, AI, or otherwise. That gives your ISP serious control over what you do online, let alone the fact that it can see most of what you do online. But there is a better way: a custom DNS. The problem is that some ISPs send you a router and modem and lock it down, meaning you’re completely locked to its network settings, no matter what they are. However, there is a workaround — it takes a little time, but it’s well worth doing if you want faster internet speeds and better online privacy for all of your devices. There are “levels” to DNS on your devices and router Take back control When you type a website address into your browser, your device has to translate that name into an IP address using DNS. The process starts locally. First, your system checks the hosts file, a small list of manually defined domain-to-IP mappings. If …