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Users say Google’s VPN app “breaks” the Windows DNS settings
Does Google's app really need to constantly reset all Windows network interfaces?
It will also make it impossible to log in to a captive portal, which you often see on public Wi-Fi at a hotel, airport, or coffee shop. Advertisement Besides that behavior, the thread is full of all sorts of reports of Google's VPN program getting screwy with the Windows DNS settings. There are several accusations in the thread of Google changing DNS for data harvesting purposes, but if you're concerned about that, maybe don't do business with one of the world's biggest user-tracking companies.
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