Comments on: Google launches Public DNS http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/12/03/google-launches-public-dns/ A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/12/03/google-launches-public-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-92029 Stephen Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:35:17 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2888#comment-92029 Great news Great news

]]> By: Stephen http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/12/03/google-launches-public-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-91969 Stephen Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:35:17 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2888#comment-91969 Great news Great news

]]> By: tiffanybbrown http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/12/03/google-launches-public-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-91966 tiffanybbrown Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:41 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2888#comment-91966 It's not "inherently" evil. However, Google aggregates user data in ways that make privacy-minded folks shudder. Even as I love using Gmail and my G1, knowing that a good five years of my personal and *very* private data is in Teh Goog's hands makes me pause. And cry a little bit. And note that I shouldn't ever commit a crime because that shit will probably be used against me. <br><br>It's the *aggregate* that's the problem. And having access to my DNS look ups is way more intrusive than I want them to be. It's not “inherently” evil. However, Google aggregates user data in ways that make privacy-minded folks shudder. Even as I love using Gmail and my G1, knowing that a good five years of my personal and *very* private data is in Teh Goog's hands makes me pause. And cry a little bit. And note that I shouldn't ever commit a crime because that shit will probably be used against me.

It's the *aggregate* that's the problem. And having access to my DNS look ups is way more intrusive than I want them to be.

]]> By: Jason T. http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/12/03/google-launches-public-dns/comment-page-1/#comment-91963 Jason T. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:27:02 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2888#comment-91963 What about this makes it inherently "evil"? What about this makes it inherently “evil”?

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