[tor-relays] Why do 40% of Tor exits uses 8.8.8.8 for DNS resolving ?

[Ralph Seichter]

On 16.10.16 14:52, Tom van der Woerdt wrote:

> If it affects the anonymity of users, it's Tor's job, no?

Tor cannot know what the "correct" resolver configuration is, because
this depends on requirements/limitations of local infrastructure. Using
public resolvers like 8.8.8.8 might be plain laziness, or because that's
the only resolver a firewall will allow connections to.

That's just one of the reasons DNS resolving is delegated to a dedicated
service in the first place.

-Ralph