I know that a lot of VPN users have it as a homepage to their browser, that is why I wanted to publish this warning.

You can replace it with:

  • Danitos@reddthat.com
    1·
    1 day ago

    but choose to query DNS services instead—especially in scripts.

    Why? What advantages do you get?

    • friend_of_satan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      In order to connect to a site like wtfismyip.com you have to do a dns query for the IP address of the server, then query the http port on that IP address, but what if instead, that first dns query gave the answer to your question?

    • MaskedNybbles@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I worry less about the service breaking, changing, or otherwise disappearing, over a random website.

      EDIT: Also what was said in a sibling comment.