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The Dark Web: What You Need to Know

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Cyril James
The Dark Web: What You Need to Know

Did you know that there exists a mysterious world of websites beyond the web content we normally view and access? That any website Google or any other search engine can find are part of the “surface web” which constitutes only 4% of the world wide web? Which means, if visualising the whole of the web as an iceberg, the surface web is just the tip that is visible while the remaining 96% is hidden!

Wow….really??!

Statistics and views differ to a degree, but more or less, yes, we kind of browse less than 5% of the world wide web.

So, what is in this hidden part of the web which we cannot generally access? And why is it hidden? To know about it, we need to understand 2 terms – deep web and dark web.

WHAT IS THE DARK WEB?

The dark web is contained within the deep web. Dark web and deep web are not synonymous, as popularly thought. Content on the dark web cannot be accessed via search engines such as Google or Bing or by knowing the URL.

It can be accessed only by using specialised browsers and software such as Tor, I2P, Freenet, and Riffle. The dark web is used by entities that wish to:

  • create content, good and bad, keep it extremely hidden, and allow only certain other entities to access.
  • Remain completely anonymous on the sites they create and access
  • Leave no digital trail and history whatsoever
  • Buy, sell, or trade items over a marketplace that is most often illegal, and where trading is in Bitcoin so that there is no tracing of payments
  • Be part of such groups, forums, or chat rooms where ideas being discussed or the information shared is of such sensitive nature that, if surfaced, would amount to criminal activity and be severely punishable

One can see why it would not be easy for someone to think one fine day that they want to access the dark web and just get an account created and begin.

Original Content Source is here: The Dark Web

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