Comments on: An easy way to help protect yourself and your family on the Internet http://techbypc.com/blog/2008/10/06/an-easy-way-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-family-on-the-internet/ Technology news, commentary, and reviews. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nukeit http://techbypc.com/blog/2008/10/06/an-easy-way-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-family-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-105 nukeit Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:18:10 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=213#comment-105 I've been using OpenDNS for some time now. I like the fact that you can force a cache update if needed. I don't use their filtering though. The other day I came across an article about DNS providers (such as your ISP) selling off their lookup error logs to domain buyers. I wonder if OpenDNS does this to help pay for their service... I imagine my ISP does, they are pretty devious. I’ve been using OpenDNS for some time now. I like the fact that you can force a cache update if needed. I don’t use their filtering though.

The other day I came across an article about DNS providers (such as your ISP) selling off their lookup error logs to domain buyers. I wonder if OpenDNS does this to help pay for their service… I imagine my ISP does, they are pretty devious.

]]> By: PC http://techbypc.com/blog/2008/10/06/an-easy-way-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-family-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-89 PC Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:04:18 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=213#comment-89 One of the categories is proxy servers. While it would be easy to get around OpenDNS with a pre-existing proxy that was called out by IP address instead of name, it would be harder for someone to get around it if OpenDNS was set up before they tried to get a proxy configured. I'm not sure that the next generation will be as technically versed as our generation was, but yeah kids have a knack for figuring things out. OpenDNS is great for young kids and older kids who aren't being mischievous and for adults who want the protection. At the very least it would force a mischievous child to take action to bypass it - reminding them that what they are about to do is against our family policy. I would be proud if one of my children found a way around it. I would then explain why it is in place and reiterate why they need to not bypass it in the future. One of the categories is proxy servers. While it would be easy to get around OpenDNS with a pre-existing proxy that was called out by IP address instead of name, it would be harder for someone to get around it if OpenDNS was set up before they tried to get a proxy configured.

I’m not sure that the next generation will be as technically versed as our generation was, but yeah kids have a knack for figuring things out.

OpenDNS is great for young kids and older kids who aren’t being mischievous and for adults who want the protection. At the very least it would force a mischievous child to take action to bypass it – reminding them that what they are about to do is against our family policy. I would be proud if one of my children found a way around it. I would then explain why it is in place and reiterate why they need to not bypass it in the future.

]]> By: Beau71 http://techbypc.com/blog/2008/10/06/an-easy-way-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-family-on-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Beau71 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:03:38 +0000 http://techbypc.com/blog/?p=213#comment-86 This would protect against people that would use a proxy. And I am sure children know almost every proxy out there. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Beau71s last blog post..<a href="http://www.veritablelife.com/2008/10/05/virtualization/" rel="nofollow">Virtualization</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> This would protect against people that would use a proxy. And I am sure children know almost every proxy out there.

Beau71s last blog post..Virtualization

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