Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 05, 2007 03:32 AM
There is nothing about OpenDNS that is Open. They fraudulently market themselves as being "open", the only thing open about OpenDNS is the name.
There is no configuration files, data files, programs, source code, or technical details or specifications that are publically available. The in-house DNS server is not possible for people to obtain. So exactly what here is "open" ?
PRIVACY - ( <a href="http://www.opendns.com/privacy/" title="opendns.com">http://www.opendns.com/privacy/</a opendns.com> ) * Cookies - OpenDNS use cookies, it places them on all visitors who visit the OpenDNS website, even if they do not have an account. They use this to track the visitors. "OpenDNS uses cookies to help OpenDNS identify and track visitors, their usage of OpenDNS website, and their website access preferences." * Aggregated Statistics - OpenDNS collects statistics of what websites you visit, and which you visit most frequently. * IP addresses - "OpenDNS also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of website visitors and IP addresses from which DNS requests are made.", there is no reason why they should collect the IP address of from which DNS requests are made, this is bad for your privacy as it allows them to see every website you visit.
TERMS OF USE ( <a href="http://www.opendns.com/terms/" title="opendns.com">http://www.opendns.com/terms/</a opendns.com> ) Rules and Conduct - The OpenDNS rules of conduct, forbids you from downloading warez, forbids you from saying "John, I am gonna kick your ass if you don't give me a cheeseburger", forbids you from IM'ing someone saying they're dumb, forbids you to watch obscene pictures on the Internet. Forbids you from downloading software that contain viruses, forbids you to pretend you are someone you're not.
ADVERTISEMENT Everytime you try to resolve a domain name that does not exist, it resolves to an IP address running a webserver with advertisement. This will put unnecessary stuff into your cache in your browser, and cause unnecessary waste of your bandwidth, which if you use an ISP where you pay for your bandwidth, it will cost you. If you use anything other than a web browser, it will try to connect to the IP address and fail to connect instead of not just bothering to connect since the address does not really exist. This is not all that different from "Site Finder". It breaks anti-spam and other NX domain tests.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 05, 2007 03:32 AMThere is no configuration files, data files, programs, source code, or technical details or specifications that are publically available. The in-house DNS server is not possible for people to obtain. So exactly what here is "open" ?
PRIVACY - ( <a href="http://www.opendns.com/privacy/" title="opendns.com">http://www.opendns.com/privacy/</a opendns.com> )
* Cookies - OpenDNS use cookies, it places them on all visitors who visit the OpenDNS website, even if they do not have an account. They use this to track the visitors. "OpenDNS uses cookies to help OpenDNS identify and track visitors, their usage of OpenDNS website, and their website access preferences."
* Aggregated Statistics - OpenDNS collects statistics of what websites you visit, and which you visit most frequently.
* IP addresses - "OpenDNS also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of website visitors and IP addresses from which DNS requests are made.", there is no reason why they should collect the IP address of from which DNS requests are made, this is bad for your privacy as it allows them to see every website you visit.
TERMS OF USE ( <a href="http://www.opendns.com/terms/" title="opendns.com">http://www.opendns.com/terms/</a opendns.com> )
Rules and Conduct - The OpenDNS rules of conduct, forbids you from downloading warez, forbids you from saying "John, I am gonna kick your ass if you don't give me a cheeseburger", forbids you from IM'ing someone saying they're dumb, forbids you to watch obscene pictures on the Internet. Forbids you from downloading software that contain viruses, forbids you to pretend you are someone you're not.
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Everytime you try to resolve a domain name that does not exist, it resolves to an IP address running a webserver with advertisement. This will put unnecessary stuff into your cache in your browser, and cause unnecessary waste of your bandwidth, which if you use an ISP where you pay for your bandwidth, it will cost you. If you use anything other than a web browser, it will try to connect to the IP address and fail to connect instead of not just bothering to connect since the address does not really exist. This is not all that different from "Site Finder".
It breaks anti-spam and other NX domain tests.
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