I'm curious to hear about ~'s opinion of the new DNS resolution service provided by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Canadian Shield is a DNS resolution service that offers three...
Protected: DNS resolution + blocking malware & phishing content
Family: DNS resolution + blocking malware, phishing, & pornographic content
Personally, I welcome new entrants in this space. I like the idea that a Canadian non-profit organization is providing an alternative to Cloudflare and Google Public DNS. I like that CIRA explicitly states no tracking or monitoring of user activity.
That being said, I doubt that they are faster (response time) compared to Cloudflare/Google, even with Canada located data centres (I am Canadian). I'm also conflicted at the idea of CIRA controlling what sites are deemed 'safe' (Protected/Family). They have partnered with Akamai to create their block list. I dislike the idea of a third party filtering my internet content.
I'm curious to hear about
~'s opinion of the new DNS resolution service provided by Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Canadian Shield is a DNS resolution service that offers three different feature levels, configurable by the DNS resolver addresses:Personally, I welcome new entrants in this space. I like the idea that a Canadian non-profit organization is providing an alternative to Cloudflare and Google Public DNS. I like that CIRA explicitly states no tracking or monitoring of user activity.
That being said, I doubt that they are faster (response time) compared to Cloudflare/Google, even with Canada located data centres (I am Canadian). I'm also conflicted at the idea of CIRA controlling what sites are deemed 'safe' (Protected/Family). They have partnered with Akamai to create their block list. I dislike the idea of a third party filtering my internet content.
Would you use this? Why or why not?