Sunday, July 3, 2016
Dark web a dark world!
Many peoples thinks deep web as an interesting place. However they may find it disturbing and full of illegal materials and services.
Are you one of those who thinks Google knows everything. If you are one of them, This article can be heartbreaking for you. I agree Google have covered most of the web but not that everything. There is another side of internet called “Dark Web”. The Dark Web is World Wide Web content that is not indexed by standard search engines, such as Google, Yahoo! (company) or Bing. A dark web is any network that intersects with the Internet but requires special software (or perhaps special network connections) to access. There are many darkwebs. Tor is the best-known network, but there are others--Freenet, I2P, ZeroNet, and so on. It may be called as hidden internet. It is also referred as dark web, dark internet, deep net etc. Google doesn't know much about Dark Web. It is like a secret room which is hidden from all the outside world and requires special keys to open. Let’s talk about these keys!
You can’t just access the dark web through a normal web browser – like Firefox for example. You can only access the dark web through a dark web browser called ‘The Onion Router’ or just TOR. Tor browser is the key to enter the dark internet. The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the internet. They also host a network of Tor hidden services, called .onion sites. The TOR browser is a modified Firefox browser. TOR was created to help people communicate in places where governments may crack down on dissent behavior. Criminals, especially pedophiles, use this technology to attempt to evade law enforcement. Those who investigate criminals, money launderers, drug dealers, weapons dealers, pedophiles, human traffickers, etc., have come up with new ways to investigate these type of activities.
The dark web is truly anonymous. Being encrypted it is really difficult to hack. I am not saying it is impossible. But it is so hard. Have you heard about Silkroad? Well, it was an online drug market owned by a 26-year old guy, Ross Ulbricht. Police spent years to find him. However, those things done by police to arrest him can’t called as hacking, they just took advantages of mistakes made by Ross Ulbricht. Dark web can be described as haven for criminal activity. Believe or not, but there are websites where you can hire assassin. There are online markets where you can order weapons. There are many sites where one can buy almost any of drug. Silkroad was one of them. (Story of Silkroad is very interesting, you should check it out. Here it is- Silk Road ). There is a website which offers human experiments. They perform horrible experiments like injecting bleach into pregnant women. Those human experiments are conducted on homeless people. According to some studies it was scam, may be. Some sites offers people to steal stuff for you. One can arrange fake Passports and other ID cards though dark web. Most scary, Do you want to know how to cook human? Dark web have the recipe. There is a site full of images of dead girls. Dark internet is full of creepy things. The darkness of dark web is being used for illegal things.
Here are those things or services with percentage-
It is not illegal to just "browse" the dark web alone, in theory, unless you're looking at sites that host illegal content (e.g. child pornography, human trafficking sites). If you do it repeatedly, of course, then it is. There are also lots of sites that sell drugs, guns, and stolen goods, but even if you're on such a site, just browsing it isn't illegal. Buying something from it, on the other hand, is, because you're either knowingly receiving stolen property, or knowingly purchasing illegal goods (e.g. meth, guns, grenades, stolen iPhones, hacked PayPal cards). Not everything found on the so-called "deep web" is illegal. Some of the sites are simply communities of people who wish to remain anonymous. It does also depend upon which country you're accessing the dark web from, of course. In the U.S., for example, there are far fewer restrictions on what web sites you can visit. In a country with a more intrusive government, you would definitely want to be more careful about which websites you visit. If you're unfamiliar with this part of the internet, you should brows sites like the Hidden Wiki, which have lists of links, and also sometimes explain what the links lead to. And secondly, if you aren't sure what a link leads to (and you don't have a strong stomach), you may want to avoid unlabeled .onion links, because some of the material can be highly disturbing.
Dark web networks are very safe to use however but remember following things-
1. Use VPN for better protection.
2. TOR has inbuilt function which alerts you as you perform any action that may cause a security breach, It would be common sense to follow it.
3. Do not engage in any illegal activities as governments are constantly trying keep an eye on activities in Dark Web and you may end up behind the bars.
4. If you are using social media over there please be sure not to give your personal details to anyone. Anyone can be a criminals.
5. You may witness some horrifying videos and photos, please do not use such things for entertainment.
6. If you feel that you are being hacked and you are not able to stop attack. Then remember every machine needs power supply, unplug it or remove battery if it runs on battery.
7. It would not be wise to show over-confidence. Some of the most terrifying gangs and terrorist organizations are using it. Do not think you cannot be harmed offline.
8. Be extra aware while downloading or best do not download anything.
Dark web is full of scary things. It is full of criminal activities. It is good that Google doesn’t indexes dark web. It is good, where it is. Why do you want to be anonymous? Because you are doing something illegal. Who want to do great things anonymously? May be I am not 100% right, but it is true. In my opinion, one should avoid visiting the dark web. Dark web is full of negativity. Life is beautiful and there isn’t any second inning. Do things that make you feel good and enjoy.
Tor Browser – The dark web browser.
You can’t just access the dark web through a normal web browser – like Firefox for example. You can only access the dark web through a dark web browser called ‘The Onion Router’ or just TOR. Tor browser is the key to enter the dark internet. The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the internet. They also host a network of Tor hidden services, called .onion sites. The TOR browser is a modified Firefox browser. TOR was created to help people communicate in places where governments may crack down on dissent behavior. Criminals, especially pedophiles, use this technology to attempt to evade law enforcement. Those who investigate criminals, money launderers, drug dealers, weapons dealers, pedophiles, human traffickers, etc., have come up with new ways to investigate these type of activities.
Dark Web – You will find things, you haven't even dreamt.
The dark web is truly anonymous. Being encrypted it is really difficult to hack. I am not saying it is impossible. But it is so hard. Have you heard about Silkroad? Well, it was an online drug market owned by a 26-year old guy, Ross Ulbricht. Police spent years to find him. However, those things done by police to arrest him can’t called as hacking, they just took advantages of mistakes made by Ross Ulbricht. Dark web can be described as haven for criminal activity. Believe or not, but there are websites where you can hire assassin. There are online markets where you can order weapons. There are many sites where one can buy almost any of drug. Silkroad was one of them. (Story of Silkroad is very interesting, you should check it out. Here it is- Silk Road ). There is a website which offers human experiments. They perform horrible experiments like injecting bleach into pregnant women. Those human experiments are conducted on homeless people. According to some studies it was scam, may be. Some sites offers people to steal stuff for you. One can arrange fake Passports and other ID cards though dark web. Most scary, Do you want to know how to cook human? Dark web have the recipe. There is a site full of images of dead girls. Dark internet is full of creepy things. The darkness of dark web is being used for illegal things.
Here are those things or services with percentage-
Is it illegal to surf/browse the deep web?
It is not illegal to just "browse" the dark web alone, in theory, unless you're looking at sites that host illegal content (e.g. child pornography, human trafficking sites). If you do it repeatedly, of course, then it is. There are also lots of sites that sell drugs, guns, and stolen goods, but even if you're on such a site, just browsing it isn't illegal. Buying something from it, on the other hand, is, because you're either knowingly receiving stolen property, or knowingly purchasing illegal goods (e.g. meth, guns, grenades, stolen iPhones, hacked PayPal cards). Not everything found on the so-called "deep web" is illegal. Some of the sites are simply communities of people who wish to remain anonymous. It does also depend upon which country you're accessing the dark web from, of course. In the U.S., for example, there are far fewer restrictions on what web sites you can visit. In a country with a more intrusive government, you would definitely want to be more careful about which websites you visit. If you're unfamiliar with this part of the internet, you should brows sites like the Hidden Wiki, which have lists of links, and also sometimes explain what the links lead to. And secondly, if you aren't sure what a link leads to (and you don't have a strong stomach), you may want to avoid unlabeled .onion links, because some of the material can be highly disturbing.
What precautions should one take while exploring Dark Web?
Dark web networks are very safe to use however but remember following things-
1. Use VPN for better protection.
2. TOR has inbuilt function which alerts you as you perform any action that may cause a security breach, It would be common sense to follow it.
3. Do not engage in any illegal activities as governments are constantly trying keep an eye on activities in Dark Web and you may end up behind the bars.
4. If you are using social media over there please be sure not to give your personal details to anyone. Anyone can be a criminals.
5. You may witness some horrifying videos and photos, please do not use such things for entertainment.
6. If you feel that you are being hacked and you are not able to stop attack. Then remember every machine needs power supply, unplug it or remove battery if it runs on battery.
7. It would not be wise to show over-confidence. Some of the most terrifying gangs and terrorist organizations are using it. Do not think you cannot be harmed offline.
8. Be extra aware while downloading or best do not download anything.
Final Words-
Dark web is full of scary things. It is full of criminal activities. It is good that Google doesn’t indexes dark web. It is good, where it is. Why do you want to be anonymous? Because you are doing something illegal. Who want to do great things anonymously? May be I am not 100% right, but it is true. In my opinion, one should avoid visiting the dark web. Dark web is full of negativity. Life is beautiful and there isn’t any second inning. Do things that make you feel good and enjoy.
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