[GTALUG] CIRA officially launches free DNS firewall for consumers | IT World Canada News

[James Knott]

On 2020-04-28 01:10 AM, ac via talk wrote:
>>> I came across this today:
>>> https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/cira-officially-launches-free-dns-firewall-for-consumers/429887
>>> https://www.cira.ca/cybersecurity-services/canadian-shield/configure
> so... no opinions... no comments... no discussion... just posting
> links, multiple times, or doing marketing now, we are?

I don't use it and I just posted to see what comments came up.  I have 
pfSense running a DNS resolver, so it goes to the top level servers.

>
> my not so humble opinion is that dns over https is very evil, even if
> done under the guise of "privacy" or "protection/nanny" or "to protect
> us" or under any other logic or reasoning.
>
> my further opinions are that any "nanny" type "free" service where
> someone else decides what and where i may or may not go or what i may
> or may not see, needs to be either well regulated/controlled/open/published/etc
> or simply not be accepted...
>
> anyway, i am probably a minority as i also do not like/use/support very
> popular and world dominating services such as 'whatsapp' and i do not
> tweet or post photos of my food on insta and i have zero tiktok vids

I also tend to shy away from many of those services.  I have better ways 
to waste my time.