The OpenDNS Anti-Censorship Policy
Today we published a new policy. It's something we've always honored, but we're so firm in our convictions about this particular topic that we felt it necessary to share our stance officially.
OpenDNS is the largest and most reliable recursive DNS service available providing a better Internet experience to more than 30 million Internet users around the world.
Benefits
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Speed up your Internet experience
OpenDNS’s 12 global data centers are strategically located at the most well-connected intersections of the Internet. Unlike other providers, OpenDNS’s network uses sophisticated Anycast routing technology, which means no matter where you are in the world, your DNS requests are answered by the datacenter closest to you. Combined with the largest DNS caches in the industry, OpenDNS provides you with DNS responses faster than anyone else.
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Make your Internet more reliable
With our extensive data center footprint and use of Anycast technology, the OpenDNS network has built-in redundancy ensuring zero downtime. SmartCache technology, an OpenDNS innovation, enables you to access sites that may otherwise be inaccessible due to authoritative DNS outages, providing you with the most reliable Internet possible.
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Improve your security
OpenDNS owns and operates PhishTank, the largest clearinghouse of phishing information on the Internet. OpenDNS incorporates PhishTank into its services to protect you from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal your personal information and money. In addition, OpenDNS provides protection against two of the most pervasive Internet security threats that continue to infect millions of users — Conficker, the largest botnet, and Internet Explorer exploits.
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Gain visibility into your network usage
OpenDNS’s reports provide you with visibility on your networks' Internet activity, giving you needed insight into how your Internet resources are being used.
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Easy to set up and it’s free.
Getting started on OpenDNS Premium DNS takes minutes; there are no downloads or additional software required and it’s completely FREE.
Completely Free
- Takes just a few minutes
- No downloads
- No additional software
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Global coverage and capacity with 12 data centers across the world. 100% uptime.
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Blog
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Testimonials
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"OpenDNS gives our IT department one less thing to worry about by clearing time to focus on critical business applications to better service our clients and staff. Upon implementing OpenDNS, our marketing e-mails complete 10 percent faster due to speedy DNS lookups for our subscribers MX records."
Jared Brodsky
Chief Technology Officer of GTN, Greater Talent
"OpenDNS's innovation is superb. The company is pioneering thoughtful and inventive features that are effortlessly deployed, maintained, monitored and quickly appreciated by every user who utilizes your service."
Colby Makowsky
Director of IT, Kathy Van Zeeland
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"DNS is the Internet's basis. Where everybody else fails, OpenDNS makes it easy and reliable."
Gianluca Jardin
Network Administrator, Allison SpA
"I personally checked out OpenDNS and was blown away by the results. No matter how small or big your company grows, DNS is a foundation staple of every ISP environment. We are excited to have OpenDNS as a service partner providing high-quality, fast DNS services to my customers around the world."
Ted Green
CEO, Total Access