Comments on: Google promises better free DNS service http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/12/google-promises-better-free-dns-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-promises-better-free-dns-service Pro-Culture, Pro-Commerce Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Adam http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/12/google-promises-better-free-dns-service/comment-page-1/#comment-20735 Adam Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1569#comment-20735 Open DNS is a mistake. When you "trust" a group like this to manage your DNS for you, you present an opportunity for those queries to be abused. My father in laws ISP began using open dns without his knowledge, and all of a sudden he's seeing sites he used to visit blocked, and lots of advertising spam. I suggested he switch ISP's, however die to his remote location he can't at the moment. OpenDNS collects IP address user surfing habits to sell targeted ads, but that is effectively selling data on customer surfing habits to advertisers in one form or another.(from next artical below...) ....cough..can't be trusted....cough... Open DNS is a mistake. When you “trust” a group like this to manage your DNS for you, you present an opportunity for those queries to be abused.

My father in laws ISP began using open dns without his knowledge, and all of a sudden he’s seeing sites he used to visit blocked, and lots of advertising spam. I suggested he switch ISP’s, however die to his remote location he can’t at the moment.

OpenDNS collects IP address user surfing habits to sell targeted ads, but that is effectively selling data on customer surfing habits to advertisers in one form or another.(from next artical below…)

….cough..can’t be trusted….cough…

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]]> By: JM http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/12/google-promises-better-free-dns-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 JM Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:31:22 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1569#comment-2242 I have been using GPDNS for a few days already and it´s been better than my ISP´s crappy DNS servers (which are down way too much). I have been using GPDNS for a few days already and it´s been better than my ISP´s crappy DNS servers (which are down way too much).

]]> By: George Ou http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/12/google-promises-better-free-dns-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 George Ou Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:14:47 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1569#comment-2071 But I haven't "told" OpenDNS to block anything. But I haven’t “told” OpenDNS to block anything.

]]> By: David Ulevitch http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/12/google-promises-better-free-dns-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 David Ulevitch Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:08:51 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1569#comment-2064 We only block sites you tell us to block... You can whitelist google translate or just stop blocking proxy/anonymizer sites. Google Translate is unquestionably a proxy of sorts since you can do english to english translation and bypass a lot of filtering software. We only block sites you tell us to block… You can whitelist google translate or just stop blocking proxy/anonymizer sites. Google Translate is unquestionably a proxy of sorts since you can do english to english translation and bypass a lot of filtering software.

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