Stop Bell Canada from DNS Hijacking

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Stop Bell Canada from DNS Hijacking

In June 2009, Bell Canada's Sympatico.ca Internet service began hijacking DNS queries for web searches for unregistered domain names. Queries now redirect to domainnotfound.ca. This practice by Bell Canada's Sympatico.ca is unethical because they are now tracking user's search queries and serving unsolicited web advertisements.


Bell Canada's Sympatico.ca DNS Hijacking Search Page
Screen shot courtesy of Jose Sandoval Software developer
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Comments from Bell Sympatico.ca Users

  • Comments from Jose Sandoval, software developer
    "When I saw it, I thought my computer was infected with a virus. After looking around my computer for a few minutes, I figured out what was going on. Bell is hijacking invalid or non-existing DNS entries to display, likely, sponsored search results via their network. Note that I was trying to go to someone's LinkedIn profile and also note how this DNS hijacking process is now telling me that LinkedIn doesn't exist, when it clearly does."
    I knew that Rogers already did this, but I don't use Rogers, so I've never seen it in action. But now that Bell is doing, I can see clearly that I don't like it.
    1. First, Bell doesn't ask if you want to participate in this practice.
    2. Second, if there is any link sponsorship, I don't see any money coming my way.
    3. Third, I already pay for my internet service, so I don't think I should unwillingly become another source of revenue for Bell.


  • Comments from Thane_Bitter
    "I find the practice rather objectionable; you are PAYING handsomely for a service which one would expect some functionality without ads."


  • Comments from Yessss
    "Also, Bell stated they can market what they want with your data. It's not a privacy invasion at all they stated. This would fall in line with what they told the CRTC. Its an added revenue stream based on your typo's, IP, ect, etc..."


Solutions

  • Solution suggestion from Jose Sandoval, software developer
    "An easier solution is to modify your hosts file in your computer. Your hosts file helps your computer connect to servers faster, by bypassing the process of DNS table look ups"...read the details





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