Since Google plans to test the use ofDNS over TLS (DoT) encryption protocolHowever, such adjustments seem to have aroused concerns in the US Congress, who believe that Google may create a market monopoly through data encryption.
The Wall Street Journal reportedIt is said that because technology companies including Google have generated profits by providing services through accumulating user data, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has already begun questioning and investigating technology companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook, hoping to clarify whether these technology companies have formed a market monopoly and confirm whether there is any abuse of user privacy data.
Google plans to promote a new encryption protocol, claiming that it will protect users' privacy and security when browsing the Internet and prevent hacker attacks. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee recently sent a letter to Google questioning this plan and expressing concerns that Google may form a market monopoly as a result.
In the past, technology companies including Facebook, Google, and Amazon have all been involved in user data privacy issues, which has caused US government agencies to have many doubts about technology companies that hold large amounts of user privacy data. Some even believe that these technology companies use data operations to influence market trends and thereby consolidate their own development advantages.
Currently, industry players including Google, Cloudflare, and CleanBrowsing have already introduced the DNS over TLS encryption protocol into their services. In addition to preparing to support it in the Chrome browser, Google actually began providing preview DNS over TLS encryption protocol applications to developers in Android P (Android 9.0) launched last year.
