Geez, Google Wants to Take Over DNS, Too

December 3rd, 2009 admin

Google now wants to be your browser’s phone book, launching a DNS service Thursday in hopes that users will let the ad and search giant take over yet another part of their net experience. Browsers ask Domain Name System (DNS) servers to translate URLs like http://wired.com into the web addresses where the servers are (e.g., http://69.22.138.130). That lets browsers retrieve pages and e-mail clients address e-mails to the right place. Most people simply use the DNS server provided by their ISP, and don’t even know the service exists. But in recent years, DNS has become competitive with OpenDNS and Neustar offering free and premium services. OpenDNS in particular has thrived …


Originally posted on Wired

 
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