Darkweb, Darknet, Deepweb or any other anonymous network! You may listen too many about these words. But they are not same things. Then what are they? Let's explore!
What is Darkweb
Simply, dark web is the web content or website whatever you say that exists on
darknet. But what is darknet? you may ask. A darknet is an overlay network
within Internet. But it can't be accessed simply as regular Internet. To
access darknet it requires specific software, configurations or
authorization.
Dark web vs Deep web
Those website or webpage contents are not indexed by search engine is called
deep web. So, you can not find any deep web by searching on google, bing,
duckduckgo or another search engine. Surface web, opposite term to deep web
can be accessed by anyone using Internet. Deep web can be located and accessed
by a direct URL or IP address. It may also require some password protected
security. On the other hand, dark web can be accessed only via special
software or configurations. So, dark web and deep web are not totally similar.
You can say that, dark web is a small part of deep web.
Why do you use Darknet
Regular Internet is open. That means you can be easily tracked, identified or
your IP address, location can be revealed. Even you message or file can be
read by unauthorized person or third-party if your connection is not
encrypted. But, darknet gives you the opportunity to stay anonymous. Your
location or IP address can not be track due to the layered encryption system.
Darknet encryption techniques is very well and strong. It routes users' data
through a large number of intermediate servers(node), which ensure users'
anonymity. Finally, darknet gives you the benefits of secure messaging, file
transfer or file hosting.
Darknet is used for both legitimate and
illegal purpose. Criminal uses it for illegal business, gambling, fraud,
trafficking etc while activist, journalists and whistle-blowers use it. Many
political and social person or organization use it to escape from government’s
digital surveillance and censorship or restriction of freedom of speech.
However, darknet is little bit slower than regular Internet as it uses many
software and servers.
How to access Dark Web
As I tell you before, it requires special network to access dark web content.
There are many such network exists. Just choose one, install required software
and configure. Now, you are ready to dive into dark web. Some popular and
large darknet networks are-
1. Tor
Tor (The Onion Routing - project) focuses mainly on providing anonymous access to the Internet. It is widely used among the darknet users. All the Tor accessible dark web are identified by the domain ".onion". Such as the url link of Torex Market is naelaxaopk2vnivj.onion. There are directories where you can find thousands of dark web link list such as Pastebin, Twitter, Reddit. However, you can access clearnet or regular Internet using Tor hiding your identity.
2. I2P
I2P (Invisible Internet Project) focuses mainly in allowing anonymous hosting of websites. While Tor uses layered encryption, I2P uses end to end encryption which means I2P is very secure and gives better anonymity. You can also do various task using it such as messaging, chatting, emailing, file sharing, blogging etc. Like Tor, you can also access Clearnet using additional plugin. I2P websites which are called eepsite end in ".i2p" such as forum.i2p.
3. Freenet
Freenet is another anonymity network which is a peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant communication. Its main goal is to provide freedom of speech on the Internet with strong anonymity protection. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information and has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship.
4. Riffle
It is most likely Tor. But it demands that it is more secure and ten times
faster than Tor.
Services and Content of DarkWeb
Many different types of people and organizations use darknet on different
purpose. Such as-
1. Darknet Markets
2.
Social media
3. Bitcoin and other digital
currency services
4. Hacking group and services
5.
Botnets
6. Finance
7.
Fraud services
8. Drags and Weapon business
9.
Phishing and scams
10. Hoaxes and unverified
contents
11. Illegal pornography
12.
Terrorism
13. News, Journalism and Blogging
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