---
title: "DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/dns-traffic-can-leak-outside-the-vpn-tunnel-on-android-nt9lyzawq
source_url: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/dns-traffic-can-leak-outside-the-vpn-tunnel-on-android
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-05-03T14:21:50.444Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:43:33.910Z
tags: ["security", "android", "privacy", "dns", "vpn"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 5
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 4 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

DNS traffic on Android can leak outside the VPN tunnel, potentially compromising user privacy and revealing their approximate location. The leaks can occur in certain scenarios and are caused by bugs in the Android OS. It is recommended to take precautions to prevent these leaks and keep VPN apps and the OS up to date.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#dns](https://daily.dev/tags/dns), [#vpn](https://daily.dev/tags/vpn)

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