Google launches Public DNS
From the Google Blog post Introducing Google Public DNS:
Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster, we’re launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, and we invite you to try it out.
Most of us aren’t familiar with DNS because it’s often handled automatically by our Internet Service Provider (ISP), but it provides an essential function for the web. You could think of it as the switchboard of the Internet, converting easy-to-remember domain names — e.g., www.google.com — into the unique Internet Protocol (IP) numbers — e.g., 74.125.45.100 — that computers use to communicate with one another.
More about Google’s Public DNS service on the Google Code blog.
As extraspecial posted on Twitter if you value your privacy in the least, you’ll avoid Google DNS like the plague.
Methinks Google has just crossed into Eviland. Actually, they crossed the border many years ago, but I digress.