HOW TO INSTALL THE TOR BROWSER AND WHAT IS DARK WEB AND HOW CAN WE GO TO THE DARK WEB:-

 THE DARK WEB

“Dark web” is a set of scary words that sounds like an evil lair of a villain like Darth Vader. We become cautious as soon as we hear them.

But what is the dark web? Is it called the dark web or the deep web?

As it turns out they both exist separately and are very different from one another. Understanding the dark web and how to access information from it is critical, something that this following video helps us to.

Moreover, get to know about the precautions you should take before and during the process of surfing the democratic republic of information – The Dark Web

DEEP WEB OR DARK WEB?

There has always been an underlying confusion between the Depp web and the Dark web. We are here to erase that confusion forever.

Remember how there was always a forbidden section in the library with all the good books that we as kids were not allowed to touch? Or how about that one forbidden room at Grandma’s place? Well Deep web is similar to this.

Deep web is nothing but the large databases, libraries, and members-only websites that are not available to the general public. In fact, most of the deep web are academic resources maintained by Universities. Sounds boring right?

That’s when the interesting part of the Dark web comes into picture. The Dark web is an exclusive part of the Deep web. It is also known as the anonymous internet as both the people who maintain the website and the users are completely anonymous, and for good reason too.

We can access both the Deep web and the Dark web using the TOR BROWSER about which we will study in the next lesson.

WHY THE DARK WEB?

Recent studies have shown that only 5% of the entire internet is the surface web or the normal internet available to us via our browsers. Now that means the Dark Web is approximately 500 times bigger than what is available to access.

Call it curiosity, any person would want to know the other 95% of the internet holds inside it.

Albeit the rumors that the Dark web if full of criminal masterminds and Drug lords, there is a plethora of information that would be extremely useful for us. Accessing the Dark web would also give us access to multiple sites and websites that are blocked or un-accessible in our country. If you want to download the latest movie even before it’s released using torrent in India, the Dark web is the place for you.

A word of advice however, we must exercise term caution while accessing the Dark Web. We should only do it using the correct tools and procedures.

WHO USES THE DARK WEB?

As irony has it, even though the dark web is illegal to access, the top players in the field of Dark web are the Military, Government and law enforcement agencies. That’s right, if you have luck, you might just run into James Bond and the MI7. Others that use the Dark we include.

1)     Military: Uses the Dark web because of its anonymity. Identities and location information that are usually shown when using normal browsers are now hidden in the Dark web. Special agents and soldiers can now freely communicate with each other without compromising their identities.

2)     Journalists and political bloggers: Especially those from countries where censorship and political imprisonment are commonplace. Whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Information leakers choose the Dark Web as their identities and they have no fear of retribution form the government.

3)     Hackers: The Hackers who have stolen government information and credit card details use the Dark Net as a platform to sell these for profit.

4)     Activists and Revolutionaries: They use the Dark net to makes plans and script agenda as their locations remains masked and the terrorists use it for the same reason.

Hence the Dark net’s most publicized users; Criminals.

 

DARK WEB AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Ever wondered how to buy all the amazing things that are supposedly available on the Dark web?

If you try to your card for a transaction on the Dark web, you’ll find yourself in jail the next morning as the card will give away your personal information to the government. That’s why the only currency you can use on the Dark web are cryptocurrencies.

Cryptocurrencies, like the Dark web provides anonymity. It is a Decentralized network where all the transactions are available to view for anyone using the cryptocurrency. That way the need for a bank is eliminated. The different types of cryptocurrencies that you can use on the Dark Web include Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.

 All businesses on the Dark Web use cryptocurrency because they can be used to conduct entirely anonymous transactions. So, if you are planning on visiting the Dark web any time soon, it’s better to buy cryptocurrency first.

     1. A special tool necessary for entering the network of dark web anonymously is_________

    a. Safari

    b. Tor browser 

        c. Mozilla Firefox 

        d. Opera browser

Ans- b. Tor browser

     2.Which one of the following is part of the deep web?

     a. Cryptocurrencies

     b. Academic resources

     c. Military resources

And- b.
Academic resources.

KEY TAKEAWAYS!

·        The Dark web is only a small part of the Deep web that can be accessed using the TOR Browser.

·        The Dark web must be approached with caution and only the recommended browsers must be used.

·        If used correctly, the Dark Web contains multitudes of Informative and useful websites.

·        Cryptocurrency is the only accepted form of payment on the Dark Web.