What is the dark net, and how will it shape the future of the digital age?
9 years, 2 months ago

What is the dark net, and how will it shape the future of the digital age?

ABC  

The dark net has continued to make headlines over the last decade as a mysterious part of the internet where criminals lurk and engage in illegal activities, all from the privacy of home computers. Layering a variety of dark net software tools in combination — like Tor and Wickr — essentially makes it very difficult for anyone to follow your online activities. The last piece of the dark net market puzzle is Bitcoin, a digital anonymous "crypto-currency" which can either be bought online via bank transfer or even at ATMs in most major cities. However, when used in combination, they allow an easily accessible level of security within the "dark net" that makes it ideal for illicit purposes. For example, the FBI was once accused of paying researchers at Carnegie Mellon University nearly $1.5 million to identify dark net users and penetrate Tor's browsing software.

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Deep Web May Not Be As Dark As You Think: These Search Engines Get You There
3 years, 7 months ago

Deep Web May Not Be As Dark As You Think: These Search Engines Get You There

News 18  

You probably never realised this. A major amount of data remains inaccessible as it resides in the invisible internet which is further divided into parts of deep web and dark web. Meanwhile, to access the dark web one needs to use a dedicated browser like Tor to see the content. notEvil Dark WebFor those looking for an access to the …

Web side story: The good and bad of the deep dark net
7 years, 4 months ago

Web side story: The good and bad of the deep dark net

Deccan Chronicle  

The dark net is an anonymous Internet where people go to look for things without being tracked. “In an age where privacy is a real concern for many people, who feel that the moment they go online, big corporations and the government —not to mention other individuals — can see every move that they make, the dark web is actually …

The legend of the deep, dark web
7 years, 7 months ago

The legend of the deep, dark web

Live Mint  

Consider this: a world where you’re concealed not by an invisibility cloak, but one where you are revealed by the clothes you wear. This technological construct also includes the misleadingly named “dark web", a collection of networks that rely on anonymity and encryption, and which one can only access via specific software. “A vast majority of the web is unindexed, …

Class of 2017: The students turning to the Dark Web for their drug fix
8 years, 1 month ago

Class of 2017: The students turning to the Dark Web for their drug fix

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Alphabay Market operates as an …

How to access the Dark Web
8 years, 10 months ago

How to access the Dark Web

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Wired describes the Dark Web most succinctly as a “collection of thousands of …

What is the dark net, and how will it shape the future of the digital age?
9 years, 2 months ago

What is the dark net, and how will it shape the future of the digital age?

ABC  

The dark net has continued to make headlines over the last decade as a mysterious part of the internet where criminals lurk and engage in illegal activities, all from the privacy of home computers. Layering a variety of dark net software tools in combination — like Tor and Wickr — essentially makes it very difficult for anyone to follow your …

What is the 'dark web'? Term made infamous by Ashley Madison and paedophile rings explained
9 years, 7 months ago

What is the 'dark web'? Term made infamous by Ashley Madison and paedophile rings explained

ABC  

It has been described as the dark underbelly of the internet, the online place where paedophiles find what they are looking for, and where data from the cheating spouses' website Ashley Madison was leaked. Roger Clarke from the Research School of Computer Science at the Australian National University said dark net users relied on local networks to get a "message …

Is the Darknet a glimpse into the web of the future?
10 years, 3 months ago

Is the Darknet a glimpse into the web of the future?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tomorrow Transformed explores innovative approaches and opportunities available in business and society through technology. Story highlights The Darknet is an anonymised section of the net where users can operate without leaving their digital fingerprints The Darknet attracts the internet's fringe dwellers, from criminal syndicates to human rights activists and dissidents An art group has armed an internet bot …

Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?
10 years, 4 months ago

Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?

Wired  

The Dark Web is a collection of thousands of websites that use anonymity tools like Tor and I2P to hide their IP address. Hiding in plain sight The majority of Dark Web sites use the anonymity software Tor, though a smaller number also use a similar tool called I2P. The actual Dark Web, by contrast, likely accounts for less than.01 …

Going Dark: The Internet Behind The Internet
10 years, 10 months ago

Going Dark: The Internet Behind The Internet

NPR  

Going Dark: The Internet Behind The Internet Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto The average computer user with an Internet connection has access to an amazing wealth of information. "No one will be able to see you're the one visiting those websites, and the websites will not be able to see you either," says Runa Sandvik, a privacy and …

'Dark Intellectual Property': Why We Need a Kickstarter for Patents
11 years, 8 months ago

'Dark Intellectual Property': Why We Need a Kickstarter for Patents

Wired  

You’ve heard of the “deep web,” the content that’s behind firewalls or paywalls or that’s otherwise un-indexable by search engines. You also may have heard of “dark social,” the vast trove of social traffic that’s invisible to most analytics programs. Deep web, dark social, and dark IP all highlight the fact that our ability to catch so much in the …

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