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"Why does it matter if that connection happens via 8.8.8.8 or some other IP resolved by a different DNS server?" By controlling the DNS server, user can early
by srcmap 8y ago
"Why does it matter if that connection happens via 8.8.8.8 or some other IP resolved by a different DNS server?"
By controlling the DNS server, user can early point doubleclick.net, google analytic to 0.0.0.0. That might be why google wants to control that in the Chromecast.
It is a continue war between Jedi the Hackers and the Empire. The young Anakin Skywalker - Do no evil Googlers have felt the (share holders) power of Dark Side. The power felt stronger as the G stock price kept going up.
BTW, one can also config a raspberry pi / openwrt device to have subdomain ip of 8.8.8.8 and still resolve the doubleclick.net or all other tracking websites to 0.0.0.0.
May the source be with you.
- kllrnohj 8y agoWhich you can do by routing 8.8.8.8 anyway. But you seem to have forgotten this device exclusively runs Google software on it. Why would they be using doubleclick.net on a device with no user input or interaction? Why wouldn't they just build the analytics into the OS?