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Traffic Centralization and Digital Sovereignty: An Analysis Under the Lens of DNS Servers
The Domain Name System (DNS) service is one of the pillars of the Internet.
This service allows users to access websites on the Internet through
easy-to-remember domain names rather than complex numeric IP addresses. DNS
acts as a directory that translates the domain names into a corresponding IP
address, allowing communication between computers on different networks.
However, the concentration of DNS service providers on the Internet affects
user security, privacy, and network accessibility. The reliance on a small
number of large DNS providers can lead to (a) risks of data breaches and
disruption of service in the event of failures and (b) concerns about the
digital sovereignty of countries regarding DNS hosting. In this sense, this
work approaches this issue of DNS concentration on the Internet by presenting a
solution to measure DNS hosting centralization and digital sovereignty in
countries. With the data obtained through these measurements, relevant
questions are answered, such as which are the top-10 DNS providers, if there is
DNS centralization, and how dependent countries are on such providers.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure