Google Public DNS Server: Google operates the world largest and best DNS service at this point. It …

Google DNS Servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4. Benefits & How to Use Google DNS service is free to use and can be used by anyone who has access to the Internet. You can use Google servers IP addresses as alternate DNS instead of such provided by your ISP with the purpose to resolve Internet names faster and improve your security. Potential risks of using Google's free DNS service? Google has announced that they are offering a free DNS service to anyone wanting to use it. Unfortunately the motivations/privacy concerns aren't being discussed in as much detail as I'd like, and people aren't asking the important question of why google is offering such a free service.. Several points to consider. Google can profile a given IP for which countries they visit, or which types of

Chrome ignoring system DNS and using Google DNS instead

Chrome ignoring system DNS and using Google DNS instead I'm using Chrome version 32.0.1700.107 on Mac OS X 10.8.5. My network prefs are set to use OpenDNS (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220) but I've found (monitoring using a firewall) Chrome is instead using 2001:4860:4860::8888. Lately I've been experiencing a lot of DNS issues inside chrome which don't occur in other browsers like Firefox and Safari. Why You Shouldn’t Use Your ISP’s Default DNS Server

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