Comments on: OpenDNS review http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/ Making Tech Sound Easy Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:51:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: vijay http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-312 vijay Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:59:33 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-312 Hi Troy, Thanks for commenting. Trade-off? Well you will see adverts in their error pages probably. The DNS is only used to find the IP address of a server we are trying to access. I dont see any issues or may be I am in the blind. We will never know what they are using our data for. But from what I see it is only to our benefit. Your own ISP do log your access when you access their DNS too. If you too cynical you might not want to use google or any search engine, they do log what you have been searching for too. Dont worry too much about it. As long as not too much of your own personal data is not revealed like your credit card or social security number and so on should be fine. I am not using this service as I do not find that beneficial as my ISPs DNS is very reliable. Hi Troy,
Thanks for commenting.

Trade-off? Well you will see adverts in their error pages probably. The DNS is only used to find the IP address of a server we are trying to access. I dont see any issues or may be I am in the blind.

We will never know what they are using our data for. But from what I see it is only to our benefit. Your own ISP do log your access when you access their DNS too.

If you too cynical you might not want to use google or any search engine, they do log what you have been searching for too.

Dont worry too much about it. As long as not too much of your own personal data is not revealed like your credit card or social security number and so on should be fine.

I am not using this service as I do not find that beneficial as my ISPs DNS is very reliable.

]]> By: Troy http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Troy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:21 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-311 What is the trade-off?????????? Yes, I see the "free" version. Like most computer services and programs, there ARE trade-offs when something is free!!! I would be wondering that! I am thinking that they may monitor and collect your web browsing activity and have ulterior motives of their own with all the data collected for some personal gain. I am not too happy with this new faster cloud computing/processing technology either! Big Brother is getting too dominant! I hate to be cynical, but I am only seeing one side of the coin here -- our benefit. I am not hearing about their usage. I am now reading a magazine article (hard copy) on this service. It sounds too good and too shiny to use. Beware! What is the trade-off?????????? Yes, I see the “free” version. Like most computer services and programs, there ARE trade-offs when something is free!!! I would be wondering that! I am thinking that they may monitor and collect your web browsing activity and have ulterior motives of their own with all the data collected for some personal gain. I am not too happy with this new faster cloud computing/processing technology either! Big Brother is getting too dominant! I hate to be cynical, but I am only seeing one side of the coin here — our benefit. I am not hearing about their usage. I am now reading a magazine article (hard copy) on this service. It sounds too good and too shiny to use. Beware!

]]> By: vijay http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-72 vijay Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:51:47 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-72 Thanks Mike. Happy it has helped. Thanks Mike. Happy it has helped.

]]> By: Mike CJ http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Mike CJ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:08:32 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-71 Thanks Vijay. I had heard of Open DNS, but didn't really understand it. That's very useful and superbly explained. Thanks Vijay. I had heard of Open DNS, but didn’t really understand it. That’s very useful and superbly explained.

]]> By: vijay http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-70 vijay Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:18:36 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-70 Thanks. Took some time to think through and compare if it is at all useful to us in asia. Thanks. Took some time to think through and compare if it is at all useful to us in asia.

]]> By: Pradeesh http://www.techblog.sg/2009/07/12/opendns-review/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Pradeesh Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:06:26 +0000 http://www.tictechto.com/?p=908#comment-69 Superb review on OpenDNS. I like the way how you did the comparison. Its true indeed , OpenDNS does perform better. however its best to stick to ISP's DNS Server just incase if something goes wrong with underwater cables or International cables :P Superb review on OpenDNS. I like the way how you did the comparison. Its true indeed , OpenDNS does perform better. however its best to stick to ISP’s DNS Server just incase if something goes wrong with underwater cables or International cables :P

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