Not always — but in many cases, yes. Control D is perfect when you want IP masking without full tunnel encryption. Use both side by side or skip the VPN entirely for lower-risk activity.
Yes. You can enable/disable specific categories like ads, trackers, analytics, crypto miners, etc. Custom allowlists and blocklists included.
Nope. Our rules are updated daily and battle-tested. And if something does break, just toggle a bypass. You’re always in control.
Control D acts as a DNS-based proxy. You assign exit nodes per domain or globally — we handle the routing. No extra apps needed.
Yes. In fact, it’s perfect for managed environments. No agents, no app installs — just DNS-based enforcement you can manage centrally.
We don’t log DNS traffic by default. When logging is enabled, you can choose the storage jurisdiction. Full visibility, zero surprises.