Google DNS

[tetsujin1979]

Now they're not just giving you internet services, they're controlling how you access said services: http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/

[John83]

They're claiming it's going to be more standards compliant, and that, e.g. if you type in an address that doesn't exist, you won't be redirected to one of those dodgy search pages as often happens. Of course, it's Google, so your every move on the internet will go into a giant commercially valuable database. Anonymised or no, I'm not sure I like that.

[dahamsta]

I agree with John83, but I think painting is as "controlling how you access said services" is taking things a bit far. You don't have to use Google DNS, and if you do, you can switch to another resolver any time you wish. OpenDNS have been doing this for years and others have been doing it since the internet was born. Hell, I run nameservers, and I don't think I have control of ANYTHING. :O