The invention of the internet has led to the discovery of many things and a lot more inventions. In today’s world, everything are connected to the internet and the invention of IOT(Internet Of Things) has made a lot easier that even our vehicles are connected and Controlled via the Internet.
What is dark web?
We learn a lot of things From the Internet and this article you found is read through means of the internet but everything we see on internet is not good. There are some bad things you should never try to surf on the internet and one among them is Darkweb. Before knowing about Darkweb we have to know about the different types of web. Most of us could have heard through movies and web shows and they are.
1. Surface web: Surface web are the sites which are indexed to search engines and everyone can access these sites and these sites can be accessed through normal browsers.
2. Deep Web: Deep web is the sites that are not indexed to search engines they are most commonly a backend of the site and can be accessed only by an authorized member of the site.
3. Dark Web: Dark web is the encrypted site and cannot be found through any of the search engines. To access these content you need to require specific browsers like TOR, Sub-graph Os, etc.,
Who created Dark Web? The Dark Web was actually created by the US military Government and developed a Technology called TOR( The Onion Router) so that their spies could transfer information anonymously.
Why Shouldn’t we use Dark Web?
Initially, Dark Web was used by US military Government and until then this wasn’t a dangerous one but when this technology came into public and was accessible to everyone it as become a hub of illegal activities. Accessing these sites is against the law and the internet is filled with only 4% of surface web users and rest of the users are deep web and dark web users.
Inside the Darknet, there are most dangerous hackers who can hack your device without living any traces on your devices and you will be a victim of his/her attack by the time you know that you were hacked.
What makes Dark Web illegal?
The dark web has become an online hub for illegal activities and there is a site for all the illegal business in the dark web, the sites with .onion extension refer to the dark web and all the transactions in the Dark web are through Bitcoin. You may not believe that there is a site for Illuminati and black magic. There are lot more sites for selling drugs, arms and ammunitions, hacked bank accounts, Netflix accounts, hacking services, hiring hitmen, etc., and sites for child pornography, sites that show how to cook a human.
Can the sites on the dark web be tracked?
The advantage of the sites in the darknet is that both the site holder and the visitor remain anonymous as these sites are encrypted and to connect to these sites you need to have specified web browsers like TOR, Orfox and these browsers establishes a bridge connection between the user to the site. To access the data of the site the user gets pinged to different server locations and later is been connected to the site. Making the connection secure. There are some countries where using a TOR browser itself is banned and using these browsers will be illegal. All the users who use Tor are not Dark web users some of the users who use TOR are the people who want to be anonymous on the internet and they do not like to be tracked.
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