Google DNS vs OpenDNS
February 5th, 2010 admin
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On 3 December 2009, Google launched its Public DNS service. Google Public DNS is a free Internet name resolution service similar to the free version of OpenDNS . Both Google DNS and OpenDNS are designed to speed up and help secure the Web browsing experience by leveraging a fast worldwide network of DNS servers . What’s the difference between these two services? As of now, OpenDNS is
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