The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth

The 'dark web' may be close to becoming a household name. Since 2013, I’ve interviewed the staff of drug marketplaces about their paid DEA double-agents, tracked how technologically sophisticated pedophiles cover up their tracks, and also discovered that active Uber accounts were being sold on the dark web for as little as a dollar each. The Rest of the Web Is Just as ‘Dark’ Read nearly any article about the dark web, and you'll get the sense that its name connotes not just its secrecy but also the low-down dirty content of its shadowy realms. Now while those things may be among what’s available on the dark web, all also are available on the normal web, and are easily accessible to anyone, right now, without the need for any fancy encryption software. The one Islamic extremist dark web site to actually generate any revenue mustered only $1,200 earlier this year.