#to want to download onion or any other tor which can access the deep and dark web and to search up my name

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#for reference my mental state most of this morning has been #to want to download onion or any other tor which can access the deep and dark web and to search up my name #in case someone was stupid enough to put shit up of me online using my actual full name #bad idea overall i am aware but it literally drives me insane like i want Proof i want physical proof i want evidence #i want his laptops his harddrives his cameras everything #i also remember for a fact that he had the onion on his computer when i was a kid #tho i mean we all pirated shit #but #ugh #yea #im not well #and i guess at the very least if im just imagining everything i can say #i dont fucking appreciate him putting a photo of me half naked on his fuckin facebook #and yes i am aware its not like theres a search button on the dark web #but from what i know there are ways to try to find shit

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History Of The Dark Web 

The Deep Web and it’s Dark Web brother have been in the public eye more than usual in the past few years. Once the things that happen on the hidden part began having an impact on the day to day and safety of our lives, ordinary people started to take an interest. That doesn’t mean the hidden part of the internet is a recent development. It’s just about as old as the internet itself!

Now days tho it is dangerous if you are less then tech savvy and it could turn deadly for a new person stumbling onto the dark side of the internet where things like killers for hire, Drugs, Guns, Fake Money, and even Identities and people can be bought! You can only guess what can happen if you stumble onto one of these sites without knowing and ask the wrong questions!

1980

The history of the hidden web is almost as old as the history of the internet itself. Obviously, the same technology that made the internet and the web possible, also makes the Dark Web possible thanks to its architecture and designs. Which is why it is fair to pin the start of the Dark Web to ARPANET. Which is the direct precursor to the internet of today? While ARPANET may not have had a Dark Web as we know it now from the start, it wouldn’t take long before people started to make use of this technology for things they wanted to keep a secret. It turns out that the first ever online sale happened in the early 70s and was in fact cannabis. Students at Stanford sold weed to students at MIT, using ARPANET. Remember that at this point most people didn’t have personal computers, much less home internet access.

In the 1980s, access to the internet for normal citizens is still a dream. This was the decade when everything needed for a worldwide web would fall into place. In the early 80s, the TCP/IP standard is solidified. By the mid- 80s personal computers and modems are, if not affordable, at least available for anyone to buy. Internet pioneers also invented the domain name system we use to resolve website names during this decade.

Data havens emerge as an idea at this time as well. Since the world was going global, worries about where data should be stored came to the fore. Storing your data in a haven meant sending it out of the country to a territory that had better legal protection against government spying. At the extreme, data havens would be in no country at all. They would be built on structures or vessels out in international waters  . A similar idea to seasteading. Actual data havens in the 80s popped up in the Caribbean islands.(Or as it turns out and which is slowly starting to be developed the Decentralized web run off the BlockChain and which has the potential to be way more secure then the darkweb)

1990's

The 1990s are without a doubt the time when the World Wide Web went mainstream. Thanks to web technologies like HTTP and FTP along with graphical computers capable of running a web browser, there was a sudden mainstream appeal to this whole internet thing.

Towards the end of the 1990s, there was a real leap in the technologies that allowed large amounts of data, such as multimedia, to be shared online. MP3 technology in particular lead to a massive shakeup of the music industry. Thanks to like the likes of Napster, people could perform illegal peer-to-peer exchanges of ripped and compressed music. This caused a complete meltdown among musicians and music executives. Lars Ulrich famously sued Napster which was really symbolic of the battle between old and new school. Today the music industry has adapted and streaming subscriptions are the norm. Without Dark Web alike peer-to-peer exchanges it’s doubtful we’d have the consumer-friendly online media world of today.

2000

The Dark Web proper really got its start in March of 2000 with the release of Freenet. The service still exists today and provides a censorship-resistant way to use the web. It is a true implementation of the Dark Web and provided a way for plenty of illegal information to pass around. This included illegal pornographic material and pirated content. Of course, actually exchanging money anonymously is still incredibly hard at this point, since you have to use cash. So Freenet doesn’t lead to any black market activity to any significant degree.

A data haven called HavenCo was established in Sealand (a seasteading micronation) which promised to store sensitive information in a place where no government could stick its nose. It seemed like a Dark Web dream, but by the early 2010s HavenCo was dead.

The most important Dark Web development of all time happened in 2002, with the release of TOR or The Onion Router. It was created by non-other than the US government, as a way to help their own operatives remain untraceable. It’s no exaggeration to say that the Dark Web of today could not exist without this technology.

Late in the 2000s came the advent of cryptocurrency in the form of Bitcoin. The final piece of the puzzle needed to make the Dark Web really click.

The Early 2010's

The 2010s represent the era where cryptocurrency and TOR met to create the first proper black markets. The pioneer was the Silk Road, which is now long defunct. Despite taking all the important figures out behind the Silk Road, it has seemingly done little to stop the trade of drugs and other illegal goods and services over the Dark Web.

This is the era in which the Dark Web becomes a topic of public concern, rather than just something discussed as cyber security conferences. Many mainstream articles emerge that explain the difference between the massive Deep Web and the relatively tiny Dark Web.

It becomes especially scary when it emerges that terrorists are using the Dark Web to communicate and coordinate. Ironic, given what the US created TOR for originally. Research published showing that the Dark Web is mainly being used to commit crimes.

Today

The Dark Web of today is reportedly in decline. Despite this, there is an incredible variety of hidden services and significant information exchange happening out of sight of the mainstream web. It doesn’t really matter that the Dark Web is relatively small compared to the surface web as a whole. Its impact is disproportionately large. Small groups of hackers collaborating on the Dark Web can bring a multi-billion Dollar internet company to its knees. Hackers end up impacting millions of users.

Darknet black markets are also thriving and putting both traditional and new synthetic drugs into the hands of anyone who wants them. Cryptocurrency has been the biggest factor in this maturation of the Dark Web.

Now you know the basic history of the dark web,. now lets get into the history of the newer technologies that help run the dark web and keep it secure technologies like TOR and the Cryptocurrencies that helps collect payment from the goods that are sold on the dark web.

History Of Tor

Tor is based on the principle of ‘onion routing’ which was developed by Paul Syverson, Michael G. Reed and David Goldschlag at the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the 1990’s. The alpha version of Tor, named ‘The Onion Routing Project’ or simply TOR Project, was developed by Roger Dingledine and Nick Mathewson. It was launched on September 20, 2002. Further development was carried under the financial roof of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

The Tor Project Inc. is a non-profit organization that currently maintains Tor and is responsible for its development. The United States Government mainly funds it, and further aid is provided by Swedish Government and different NGOs & individual sponsors.

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has called Tor “the King of high secure, low latency Internet anonymity.” And similar comments by BusinessWeek magazine, “perhaps the most effective means of defeating the online surveillance efforts of intelligence agencies around the world”.

Another speculation made is that Tor takes its funding from the U.S. Government which may lead to the assumption that NSA may have compromised the identities of individual Tor users. However, the executive director Andrew Lewman has disclaimed any confederations with NSA.

How it works

Tor works on the concept of ‘onion routing’ method in which the user data is first encrypted and then transferred through different relays present in the Tor network, thus creating a multi-layered encryption (layers like an onion), thereby keeping the identity of the user safe.

One encryption layer is decrypted at each successive Tor relay, and the remaining data is forwarded to any random relay until it reaches its destination server. For the destination server, the last Tor node/exit relay appears as the origin of the data. It is thus tough to trace the identity of the user or the server by any surveillance system acting in the mid-way.

Other than providing anonymity to standalone users, Tor can also provide anonymity to websites and servers in the form of Tor Hidden Services. Also, P2P applications like BitTorrent can be configured to use the Tor network and download torrent files.

Is It Safe

Various claims have been made to compromise Tor’s anonymity and security from time to time. The most famous one was the Bad Apple Attack in which the researchers claimed to have identified around 10k IP addresses of active BitTorrent users who were connected via Tor.

The Heartbleed bug was behind another major compromise in April 2014 which halted the Tor network for several days.

Traffic Fingerprinting is a method used to analyze web traffic by analyzing the patterns, responses, and packets in a particular direction. This technique can be used to attack the Tor network by making the attacker’s computer act as the guard. The main vulnerability was found at its exit points where the level of security is very low as compared to the rest of the Tor network.

The History of cryptocurrencies

In 1983, the American cryptographer David Chaum conceived an anonymous cryptographic electronic money called ecash. Later, in 1995, he implemented it through Digicash, an early form of cryptographic electronic payments which required user software in order to withdraw notes from a bank and designate specific encrypted keys before it can be sent to a recipient. This allowed the digital currency to be untraceable by the issuing bank, the government, or any third party.

In 1996, the NSA published a paper entitled How to Make a Mint: the Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash, describing a Cryptocurrency system first publishing it in a MIT mailing list and later in 1997, in The American Law Review (Vol. 46, Issue 4).

In 1998, Wei Dai published a description of "b-money", characterized as an anonymous, distributed electronic cash system. Shortly thereafter, Nick Szabo described bit gold. Like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that would follow it, bit gold (not to be confused with the later gold-based exchange, BitGold) was described as an electronic currency system which required users to complete a proof of work function with solutions being cryptographically put together and published. A currency system based on a reusable proof of work was later created by Hal Finney who followed the work of Dai and Szabo.

The first decentralized cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was created in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. It used SHA-256, a cryptographic hash function, as its proof-of-work scheme. In April 2011, Namecoin was created as an attempt at forming a decentralized DNS, which would make internet censorship very difficult. Soon after, in October 2011, Litecoin was released. It was the first successful cryptocurrency to use scrypt as its hash function instead of SHA-256. Another notable cryptocurrency, Peercoin was the first to use a proof-of-work/proof-of-stake hybrid.

On 6 August 2014, the UK announced its Treasury had been commissioned to do a study of cryptocurrencies, and what role, if any, they can play in the UK economy. The study was also to report on whether regulation should be considered.

Definition

According to Jan Lansky, a cryptocurrency is a system that meets six conditions:

The system does not require a central authority, its state is maintained through distributed consensus.The system keeps an overview of cryptocurrency units and their ownership.The system defines whether new cryptocurrency units can be created. If new cryptocurrency units can be created, the system defines the circumstances of their origin and how to determine the ownership of these new units.Ownership of cryptocurrency units can be proved exclusively cryptographically.The system allows transactions to be performed in which ownership of the cryptographic units is changed. A transaction statement can only be issued by an entity proving the current ownership of these units.If two different instructions for changing the ownership of the same cryptographic units are simultaneously entered, the system performs at most one of them.

In March 2018, the word cryptocurrency was added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

What is Blockchain

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.[1][6] Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree).

By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way". For use as a distributed ledger, a blockchain is typically managed by a peer-to-peer network collectively adhering to a protocol for inter-node communication and validating new blocks. Once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without alteration of all subsequent blocks, which requires consensus of the network majority. Although blockchain records are not unalterable, blockchains may be considered secure by design and exemplify a distributed computing system with high Byzantine fault tolerance. Decentralized consensus has therefore been claimed with a blockchain.

Blockchain was invented by a person (or group of people) using the name Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 to serve as the public transaction ledger of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is unknown. The invention of the blockchain for bitcoin made it the first digital currency to solve the double-spending problem without the need of a trusted authority or central server. The bitcoin design has inspired other applications, and blockchains that are readable by the public are widely used by cryptocurrencies. Blockchain is considered a type of payment rail. Private blockchains have been proposed for business use. Sources such as Computerworld called the marketing of such blockchains without a proper security model "snake oil".

Structure

A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed and public digital ledger that is used to record transactions across many computers so that any involved record cannot be altered retroactively, without the alteration of all subsequent blocks. This allows the participants to verify and audit transactions independently and relatively inexpensively. A blockchain database is managed autonomously using a peer-to-peer network and a distributed timestamping server. They are authenticated by mass collaboration powered by collective self-interests. Such a design facilitates robust workflow where participants' uncertainty regarding data security is marginal. The use of a blockchain removes the characteristic of infinite reproducibility from a digital asset. It confirms that each unit of value was transferred only once, solving the long-standing problem of double spending. A blockchain has been described as a value-exchange protocol. A blockchain can maintain title rights because, when properly set up to detail the exchange agreement, it provides a record that compels offer and acceptance.

Blocks

Blocks hold batches of valid transactions that are hashed and encoded into a Merkle tree. Each block includes the cryptographic hash of the prior block in the blockchain, linking the two. The linked blocks form a chain. This iterative process confirms the integrity of the previous block, all the way back to the original genesis block.

Sometimes separate blocks can be produced concurrently, creating a temporary fork. In addition to a secure hash-based history, any blockchain has a specified algorithm for scoring different versions of the history so that one with a higher value can be selected over others. Blocks not selected for inclusion in the chain are called orphan blocks. Peers supporting the database have different versions of the history from time to time. They keep only the highest-scoring version of the database known to them. Whenever a peer receives a higher-scoring version (usually the old version with a single new block added) they extend or overwrite their own database and retransmit the improvement to their peers. There is never an absolute guarantee that any particular entry will remain in the best version of the history forever. Blockchains are typically built to add the score of new blocks onto old blocks and are given incentives to extend with new blocks rather than overwrite old blocks. Therefore, the probability of an entry becoming superseded decreases exponentially as more blocks are built on top of it, eventually becoming very low. For example, bitcoin uses a proof-of-work system, where the chain with the most cumulative proof-of-work is considered the valid one by the network. There are a number of methods that can be used to demonstrate a sufficient level of computation. Within a blockchain the computation is carried out redundantly rather than in the traditional segregated and parallel manner.

Block time

The block time is the average time it takes for the network to generate one extra block in the blockchain. Some blockchains create a new block as frequently as every five seconds. By the time of block completion, the included data becomes verifiable. In cryptocurrency, this is practically when the transaction takes place, so a shorter block time means faster transactions. The block time for Ethereum is set to between 14 and 15 seconds, while for bitcoin it is 10 minutes.

Hard forks

A hard fork is a rule change such that the software validating according to the old rules will see the blocks produced according to the new rules as invalid. In case of a hard fork, all nodes meant to work in accordance with the new rules need to upgrade their software.

If one group of nodes continues to use the old software while the other nodes use the new software, a split can occur. For example, Ethereum has hard-forked to "make whole" the investors in The DAO, which had been hacked by exploiting a vulnerability in its code. In this case, the fork resulted in a split creating Ethereum and Ethereum Classic chains. In 2014 the Nxt community was asked to consider a hard fork that would have led to a rollback of the blockchain records to mitigate the effects of a theft of 50 million NXT from a major cryptocurrency exchange. The hard fork proposal was rejected, and some of the funds were recovered after negotiations and ransom payment. Alternatively, to prevent a permanent split, a majority of nodes using the new software may return to the old rules, as was the case of bitcoin split on 12 March 2013

Decentralization

By storing data across its peer-to-peer network, the blockchain eliminates a number of risks that come with data being held centrally. The decentralized blockchain may use ad-hoc message passing and distributed networking.

Peer-to-peer blockchain networks lack centralized points of vulnerability that computer crackers can exploit; likewise, it has no central point of failure. Blockchain security methods include the use of public-key cryptography. A public key (a long, random-looking string of numbers) is an address on the blockchain. Value tokens sent across the network are recorded as belonging to that address. A private key is like a password that gives its owner access to their digital assets or the means to otherwise interact with the various capabilities that blockchains now support. Data stored on the blockchain is generally considered incorruptible.

Every node in a decentralized system has a copy of the blockchain. Data quality is maintained by massive database replication and computational trust. No centralized "official" copy exists and no user is "trusted" more than any other. Transactions are broadcast to the network using software. Messages are delivered on a best-effort basis. Mining nodes validate transactions, add them to the block they are building, and then broadcast the completed block to other nodes. Blockchains use various time-stamping schemes, such as proof-of-work, to serialize changes. Alternative consensus methods include proof-of-stake. Growth of a decentralized blockchain is accompanied by the risk of centralization because the computer resources required to process larger amounts of data become more expensive.

Openness

Open blockchains are more user-friendly than some traditional ownership records, which, while open to the public, still require physical access to view. Because all early blockchains were permissionless, controversy has arisen over the blockchain definition. An issue in this ongoing debate is whether a private system with verifiers tasked and authorized (permissioned) by a central authority should be considered a blockchain. Proponents of permissioned or private chains argue that the term "blockchain" may be applied to any data structure that batches data into time-stamped blocks. These blockchains serve as a distributed version of multiversion concurrency control (MVCC) in databases. Just as MVCC prevents two transactions from concurrently modifying a single object in a database, blockchains prevent two transactions from spending the same single output in a blockchain. Opponents say that permissioned systems resemble traditional corporate databases, not supporting decentralized data verification, and that such systems are not hardened against operator tampering and revision. Nikolai Hampton of Computerworld said that "many in-house blockchain solutions will be nothing more than cumbersome databases," and "without a clear security model, proprietary blockchains should be eyed with suspicion."

Permissionless

The great advantage to an open, permissionless, or public, blockchain network is that guarding against bad actors is not required and no access control is needed. This means that applications can be added to the network without the approval or trust of others, using the blockchain as a transport layer.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies currently secure their blockchain by requiring new entries to include a proof of work. To prolong the blockchain, bitcoin uses Hashcash puzzles. While Hashcash was designed in 1997 by Adam Back, the original idea was first proposed by Cynthia Dwork and Moni Naor and Eli Ponyatovski in their 1992 paper "Pricing via Processing or Combatting Junk Mail".

Financial companies have not prioritised decentralized blockchains.

In 2016, venture capital investment for blockchain-related projects was weakening in the USA but increasing in China.[37] Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies use open (public) blockchains. As of April 2018, bitcoin has the highest market capitalization.

Permissioned (private) blockchain

Permissioned blockchains use an access control layer to govern who has access to the network. In contrast to public blockchain networks, validators on private blockchain networks are vetted by the network owner. They do not rely on anonymous nodes to validate transactions nor do they benefit from the network effect. Permissioned blockchains can also go by the name of 'consortium' blockchains.

Disadvantages of private blockchain

Nikolai Hampton pointed out in Computerworld that "There is also no need for a '51 percent' attack on a private blockchain, as the private blockchain (most likely) already controls 100 percent of all block creation resources. If you could attack or damage the blockchain creation tools on a private corporate server, you could effectively control 100 percent of their network and alter transactions however you wished." This has a set of particularly profound adverse implications during a financial crisis or debt crisis like the financial crisis of 2007–08, where politically powerful actors may make decisions that favor some groups at the expense of others, and "the bitcoin blockchain is protected by the massive group mining effort. It's unlikely that any private blockchain will try to protect records using gigawatts of computing power — it's time consuming and expensive." He also said, "Within a private blockchain there is also no 'race'; there's no incentive to use more power or discover blocks faster than competitors. This means that many in-house blockchain solutions will be nothing more than cumbersome databases."

Blockchain analysis

The analysis of public blockchains has become increasingly important with the popularity of bitcoin, Ethereum, litecoin and other cryptocurrencies. A blockchain, if it is public, provides anyone who wants access to observe and analyse the chain data, given one has the know-how. The process of understanding and accessing the flow of crypto has been an issue for many cryptocurrencies, crypto-exchanges and banks. The reason for this is accusations of blockchain enabled cryptocurrencies enabling illicit dark market trade of drugs, weapons, money laundering etc. A common belief has been that cryptocurrency is private and untraceable, thus leading many actors to use it for illegal purposes. This is changing and now specialised tech-companies provide blockchain tracking services, making crypto exchanges, law-enforcement and banks more aware of what is happening with crypto funds and fiat crypto exchanges. The development, some argue, has lead criminals to prioritise use of new cryptos such as Monero. The question is about public accessibility of blockchain data and the personal privacy of the very same data. It is a key debate in cryptocurrency and ultimately in blockchain.

Types Of Blockchain's

Currently, there are at least four types of blockchain networks — public blockchains, private blockchains, consortium blockchains and hybrid blockchains.

Public blockchains

A public blockchain has absolutely no access restrictions. Anyone with an Internet connection can send transactions to it as well as become a validator (i.e., participate in the execution of a consensus protocol). Usually, such networks offer economic incentives for those who secure them and utilize some type of a Proof of Stake or Proof of Work algorithm.

Some of the largest, most known public blockchains are the bitcoin blockchain and the Ethereum blockchain.

Private blockchains

A private blockchain is permissioned. One cannot join it unless invited by the network administrators. Participant and validator access is restricted.

This type of blockchains can be considered a middle-ground for companies that are interested in the blockchain technology in general but are not comfortable with a level of control offered by public networks. Typically, they seek to incorporate blockchain into their accounting and record-keeping procedures without sacrificing autonomy and running the risk of exposing sensitive data to the public internet.

Hybrid blockchains

A hybrid blockchain simply explained is a combination between different characteristics both public and private blockchains have by design. It allows to determine what information stays private and what information is made public. Further decentralization in relation to primarily centralized private blockchains can be achieved in various ways. Instead of keeping transactions inside their own network of community run or private nodes, the hash (with or without payload) can be posted on completely decentralized blockchains such as bitcoin. Dragonchain uses Interchain to host transactions on other blockchains. This allows users to operate on different blockchains, where they can selectively share data or business logic. Other blockchains like Wanchain use interoperability mechanisms such as bridges. By submitting the hash of a transaction (with or without the sensitive business logic) on public blockchains like bitcoin or Ethereum, some of the privacy and blockchain concerns are resolved, as no personal identifiable information is stored on a public blockchain. Depending on the hybrid blockchain its architecture, multi cloud solutions allow to store data in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation and other geographical limitations while also leveraging bitcoin's global hashpower to decentralize transactions.

Getting Started On The Darkweb

Technically, this is not a difficult process. You simply need to install and use Tor. Go to www.torproject.org and download the Tor Browser Bundle, which contains all the required tools. Run the downloaded file, choose an extraction location, then open the folder and click Start Tor Browser. That's it.

The Vidalia Control Panel will automatically handle the randomised network setup and, when Tor is ready, the browser will open; just close it again to disconnect from the network.

Depending on what you intend to do on the Dark Web, some users recommend placing tape over your laptop's webcam to prevent prying eyes watching you. A tinfoil hat is also an option. If you're reading this to find out about torrent files.

The difficult thing is knowing where to look on the Dark Web. There, reader, we leave you to your own devices and wish you good luck and safe surfing. And a warning before you go any further. Once you get into the Dark Web, you *will* be able to access those sites to which the tabloids refer. This means that you could be a click away from sites selling drugs and guns, and - frankly - even worse things.

Aggregation sites such as Reddit offer lists of links, as do several Wikis, including http://thehiddenwiki.org/  - a list that offers access to some very bad places. Have a quick look by all means, but please don't take our linking to it as an endorsement to go out and get your self in trouble and please note I am not responsible for what you do

Also, Dark Web sites do go down from time to time, due to their dark nature. But if you want good customer service, stay out of the dark!

How to download Tor browser?

NOTE:Altho TOR is secure it is still advisable to download a 3rd party Virtual Private Network (VPN) as it will give you a much greater chance of not being intercepted and anything you can do to repel the people looking for what you are doing the better! ok, now lets get started

The Tor Project Inc. has released Tor Browser which is a modification of an Extended Support Release version of Mozilla Firefox browser. The browser is portable so that it can be used from an external media and also reduces the hazel of installation. Tor Browser removes the browsing history and cookies after every use, thus reducing the risk of any cookie tracking. We can set-up SOCKS (Socket Secure) based applications to use the Tor network by configuring them with a loop-back address.

Tor Browser removes the browsing history and cookies after every use, thus reducing the risk of any cookie tracking. We can set-up SOCKS (Socket Secure) based applications to use the Tor network by configuring them with a loop-back address.

The Tor browser is available various desktop operating systems including Windows, Linux, and MacOS. You can visit this link to download Tor browser.

How to install Tor browser on Windows?

Run the Tor Browser setup.Choose your desired language.On the next windows, choose the destination folder. Using Tor would be easy if you choose the Desktop as the destination.Click Install.

The setup will create a folder named Tor Browser on your Desktop. Open the folder, and run the shortcut file to use Tor Browser.

For Linux, you’ll have to extract the downloaded file either using the command line or a file extractor application.

Tor Browser for Android

Orbot – a proxy with Tor for Android devices.

Orfox – a mobile version of Tor Browser for Android devices.

The Guardian Project, a global developer community founded by Nathan Freitas, is to be credited for the development of these apps.

Tor Browser for iOS

An official Tor browser app for iOS is available on the App Store.

Tor Alternatives

Hornet is a new anonymity network that provides higher network speeds compared to Tor. I2P and Freenet are other anonymity networks which can act as Tor alternatives. Also, Tails and Subgraph OS are Linux-based distributions with built-in Tor support.

Should I Use Tor?

Tor has proved to be an excellent medium for safe, secure and anonymous web presence available to a user at no cost. The developers of Tor didn’t intend it to become a hotbed of illegal activities, but evil-minded people have leveraged Tor for their benefits. The Tor project has led to an optimistic approach towards censorship and surveillance-free internet.

You can use Tor if you want to conceal your identity on the web or access some website that blocked in your region. But refrain yourself from doing anything that’s above the law because nothing is fool-proof and they can still catch you. Also, accessing your social media accounts over Tor can expose your identity. This being said me personally I use TOR only for my dark web research and visits. I do not access no websites with a commercially available router extension (IE: Com, Net, Org, Or anything else) the only extension that is run through tor is .onion extensions. The reason being is that any other extensions have the possibility to provide backdoor access to any an all of your information that is run while it is active.

NOTE: TOR's cookies are not dumbed until after you close the browser so it is still possible to track you if your browser is left open after you visited any other sites.

Steps For Safety(CH3)

Step 1: Plan ahead.

There are plenty of reasons companies and individuals may want to access the Dark Web. SMBs and enterprise companies in particular may want to monitor Dark Web portals for stolen corporate account information. Individuals may want to monitor sites for evidence of identity theft. Facebook's encrypted site, located at facebookcorewwwi.onion, is a feature-rich method of accessing the social network using end-to-end encryption.

Set a goal, make plans, and stay focused. Be mindful of purpose. Make sure you know what information you're looking for and why you're logging on to the encrypted web. For example, if you're a reporter and need to communicate with sources, focus on PGP, email, and encrypted communication. If you're searching for credit card information, look for Silk Road-type markets that sell hacked data.Get what you need, safely disconnect TOR and Tails, then log off.

Step 2: Obtain a new USB flash drive.

Purchase a new 8 GB or larger USB flash drive. Make sure you use a fresh, unused drive. You will install Tails, and Tails only, directly on your storage device.

Step 3: Prepare your local machine.

Ideally, use a fresh laptop. This isn't an option for most users, so instead do everything in your power to secure and isolate mission-critical information.

Back up critical data and local files.Make sure your hardware is optimized and malware-free.

Step 4: Download Tails and TOR.

TOR and Tails are available on the TOR Project website. Access download links directly from https://www.torproject.org. Insert your USB drive and follow the instructions on https://tails.boum.org.

Step 5: Browse safely.

Common portals and search engines:

DuckDuckGoThe Hidden WikiOnion.linkAhmia.fiGramsTorch

Encryption is strong, but not impenetrable. The FBI discovered and exploited vulnerabilities in the TOR network. Though the agency refused to disclose the source code used to penetrate the network, undoubtedly law enforcement agencies around the world monitor and operate on the Deep Web. Members of the TOR project vowed to patch network holes and strengthen the protocol.

Many of the best general deep web search engines have shut down or been acquired, like Alltheweb and CompletePlanet. Still, a few are hanging around to get you started:

DeeperWeb – Deep web search engine that leverages Google SearchThe WWW Virtual Library – The original index of the web, but more of a directory than a search engine.Surfwax – Indexes RSS feeds. Not certain this is still working…IceRocket – Searches the blogosphere and Twitter

These are all okay, but specialized search engines tend to be better than general ones for finding info on the deep web. If you’re looking for a court case, for example, use your state or country’s public records search. If you need academic journals, check out our article on using deep web search engines for academic and scholarly research. The more specific you can be, the better, or else you’ll just end up with the same search results that you would find on Google. If you need a specific file type, like an Excel file or a PDF, learn how to specify searches for that type of file (e.g. type “filetype:PDF” in your DeeperWeb query).

How to access the dark web on Android with Tor Browser

The official Tor Browser is now available on Android. You can get it from the Play Store or the Tor downloads page. As of writing, Tor Browser for Android is still in alpha, and additionally requires you install Orbot as a prerequisite.

The Tor Browser is the most popular dark web browser. Once Tor Browser is installed, you can now access those .onion dark net websites.

Using A VPN over TOR Or Vice Versa

A VPN allows a user to encrypt all the internet traffic traveling to and from his or her device and route it through a server in a location of that user’s choosing. A VPN in combination with Tor further adds to the security and anonymity of the user.

While somewhat similar, Tor emphasizes anonymity, and a VPN emphasizes privacy.

Combining them reduces risk, but there’s an important distinction in how these two tools interact. Let’s first discuss Tor over VPN.

If you connect to your VPN and fire up Tor Browser, you’re using Tor over VPN, this is by far the most common method. All your device’s internet traffic first goes to the VPN server, then it bounces through the Tor Network before ending up at its final destination. Your ISP only see’s the encrypted VPN traffic, and won’t know you’re on Tor. You can access .onion websites normally.

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The Things You Should Know About Tor Hidden Services/. Onion Sites

All of the sites addresses which finish with ‘. Onion’ is not usual website domains and cannot be accessed making use of a standard browser. Such internet websites point out towards Tor hidden solutions and are a a part of the ‘deep internet.’ On the other hand, a lot of the. onion web sites contain nasty content material, with most of them most likely to become scams. Therefore, it really is hugely encouraged that you simply don’t just randomly browse any. onions internet websites. Rather, you should use these only for those who have some distinct internet site that you just want to browse for some very good cause. Get much more information about Darknet

What specifically is. Onion website?

‘The onion router,’ full-form of ‘Tor,’ is often a special type of Top-Level Domain along with a hidden anonymizing service. The network is created to help out people today residing within the nations exactly where their internet access might be monitored or censored. As soon as you get connected to the service, your activities on the web are sent through the Tor Network. This network acts like a darknet and anonymizes your internet activity so that any particular person does not obtain it.

Besides, it also assists you access the internet websites which may well have already been blocked inside the country you reside in. Therefore, any time you access google.com by means of Tor, your activity is sent by means of a series of Tor relays until it arrives in the ‘exit node’ and growing your anonymity. This node later on contacts Google on behalf of you. Subsequent, it sends the details Google responded with.

Google doesn't obtain your net activity and only notices the IP address of your exit node. This is the reason your anonymity is maintained. As an illustration, there is an official Tor hidden service address of Facebook. It is possible to use that to access the website through Tor safely as no one from the is going to be able to snoop in your world wide web activity. This really is particularly valuable for all people who may have Facebook blocked in their countries.

What exactly is a hidden service within the TOR network?

Hidden service is often a location within the TOR network where you may access services like Directories, Search Engine, web/pop3 e mail, Drop Box’s, PM Private Messages, Bulletin Boards BBS, Re-mailers, Currency exchange, Image Boards, Social Networks, Weblog as well as Micro-Blogs. It really is referred to as hidden service as your site’s IP address is hidden inside the Tor network. Nobody can access the site’s server and nor can they track you.

Tips on how to access. Onion sites using Tor Browser?

To access an. onion web page, you will need to download Tor Browser. It may be downloaded from Tor’s site Tor Project web-site for Mac, Linux, and Windows. When you the download is full, you can launch the browse, enter the. onion web page inside the address bar and access the web site. You are able to also access. onion web-sites through a dependable directory of active Tor hidden services. The websites listed such reputed directory are consistently monitored and removed if they stay inactive to get a extended period.

Hence, together with the support with the Tor Network, it is possible to now achieve access for the darknet marketplace without losing your anonymity.

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Tor Bundle Browser For Mac

Peel yourself away from insecure browser that exposes all your data continuously. The Tor Browser uses advanced technology to keep your browsing anonymous. Just don't use it illegally.

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Sep 24, 2020 September 24, 2020. The Tor Browser Bundle is an easy-to-use portable package of Tor, Vidalia, Torbutton, and a Firefox fork preconfigured to work together out of the box. It contains a modified copy of Firefox that aims to resolve the privacy and security issues in mainline version. Tor was originally designed, implemented, and deployed as a third-generation onion-routing project of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Tor users aren't necessarily shady characters or people prone to wearing tin-foil hats. I downloaded the Vidalia Bundle for OS X. This includes Tor, Vidalia (a Tor GUI ), Torbutton (a Firefox tool to control your use of Tor), and Privoxy (a filtering web proxy) into one package, with everything ready to work together. The Tor Browser Bundle lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser called Aurora, and is self-contained. Mac tor browser free download - Tor Browser, Tor Browser Bundle, TOR Network: TOR Browser, and many more programs.

Tor is one of the most secure browsers available, and it has access to .onion domains which no other browser does.

The onion router is one of the most secure browsers available. Unlike Chrome or Firefox, Tor with anonymity and safety in mind. This is because Tor has access to what's called the deep web. The deep web is the large section of the Internet that you can't search for. To find these parts you need to know the IP address and have permission to access it.

The security, privacy, and anonymity of using a Tor Browser have made it synonymous with illegal activities found within the dark web. You should never access the dark web, which is the domain of many illegal areas of the deep web, hidden from other browsers. The stigma associated with this and Tor may get you in trouble.

Tor is lightweight and offers a step by step installation to ensure that your browsing will be safe and secure from now on. On each launch of the software, you'll connect to an array of IPs that keep you protected. This connection can take a few moments to establish.

However, with all the benefits of using Tor Browser, you should know that it isn't foolproof. Some sites may be capable of accessing your private information such as your location or identity.

Where can you run this program?

Tor Browser is available for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android devices

Is there a better alternative?

No, browsers such as Chrome or Firefox don’t offer you the same level of protection as Tor does, nor can they access the deep web. With Tor, you'll be safe and have a random IP every time.

Our take

Using the Tor Browser will give you a secure and private connection to the Internet that you can use for business or personal activities you don't want anyone to see.

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Should you download it?

Yes, but you should be aware of the stigma around browsers that can access the deep or dark web. Aside from that, you'll have a safer browsing experience.

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Deep web or Dark websites are often coined as illegal and have various strict laws implemented against their use.  Just like there are two sides of a coin, dark websites do come with a lot of essential benefits and uses for the general public. It is however imperative, that the use of dark websites be made in the right direction to benefit the society at large. Dark Web was actually created by the US Military to exchange secret information, they also created TOR (The Onion Router) for public use.

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Disclaimer: Any malicious activity would not only welcome some serious danger, legally and illegally but will also bring disgrace and backlash the entire web world. These websites will bait you with lucrative information for you to fell into their trap. Please be careful in accessing the links inside the dark web. Waftr or I am not responsible for any of your fault.

Why Dark Websites for Public?

As I said earlier Dark websites are created for a good purpose. The Clearnet (The websites we are using now) is getting vulnerable day by day. Also, you might be get hacked or your content can be seen by anyone these days with little information about you. Using darknet will totally mask your information, your work, your conversation with loved ones and others can't take steal your data. Again you have to be very cautious.

How to Access the Dark Web?

Dark websites are the websites that won't show up in Google or any other search engine results and they remain deep down, the only way to access those sites is to type the URL directly or use Dark web search engines. Dark websites can be accessed using TOR (The Onion Router) Browser.

You have to download and install the TOR browser and use the below-given links to access the dark web. You can also use the TOR browser to unblock any website.

Popular Dark Websites and Deep Web Links

There is a list of best dark websites with .onion extension that exist on a global platform. Again, accessing the dark sites may lead you to serious danger, kindly use these websites with care. double-check before clicking on the ads. Use any best VPN application before entering Dark Web.

1. Top Famous Websites on Dark Web

Here is the list of top Famous websites you use in the Surface or normal website. If you are concerned about your privacy, you can use TOR to access these .onion versions of the famous websites.

Facebook A mirror website of real Facebook, it lets you access the social networking site even in areas with complete inaccessibility. This Facebook provides you greater privacy over the data you share with the platform and also keeps you anonymous throughout. This Dark Facebook won't keep your logs and Hacking a Facebook account is impossible here. Financial Times Now you can read Finance News from News Websites on Dark web, Here is a mirror website of Financial Times. Debian Debian is a free globally Linux distributed open-source Operating system, here is the .onion version of the site for you to safely download the OS. Express VPN Express VPN is one of the best VPNs out there, you can use this dark site to download the software to use on any of your devices to use the internet safely. BuzzFeed Buzzfeed is another News website for Celeb news, DIY, funny videos and posts. and much more. Archive.org Also known as the Way Back Machine is a website to check how a website was in the past. Using this site you can check any website past look.

2. Search Engines

Duckduckgo - https://ift.tt/LgwySj The best search engine to remain anonymous on the web and avoid any kind of leakage of personal data while surfing on the web. It also lets you access links to onion websites which is otherwise impossible while using a regular search engine.

TORCH - https://ift.tt/1ebG9FJ Torch is the Google of Dark Web, this has more websites you can search and find as of your needs, so far Tor Search Engine has indexed more than a million websites. Type in the search bar and get the results. Also, be very cautious while going through any links on this results page too.

Dark Web Links - https://ift.tt/2heMhDU Using this search engine you can access both Darknet and Clearnet websites. You can also add your website to their search websites.

Ahmia.fi - https://ift.tt/1NCraTf Ahima is another search Engine to find hidden services in the Dark and Deep Web.

3. Secret File and Image Sharing sites

Just Upload Stuff - https://ift.tt/2e4tglK You can upload images and files up to 300 MB, the file you upload will remain on the server for a week and it will automatically get deleted once the other person downloads the file. This website request you to not upload illegal content, so please make sure you are using good content.

Share.riseup.net - https://ift.tt/2X1BO40 This is a very simple website file-sharing website, you'll see a big upload button just click on to upload a file or drag a file and once it gets uploaded. Share the URL to download the file. The maximum limit is 50mb and the file lasts for 12 hours only.

Matrix Image Uploader - https://ift.tt/1wpMCH0 This is an image sharing site with password protection and you can upload a file up to 5MB size. You can also set up automatic image deletion, metadata removal, and also set download limits.

Stronghold Paste - https://ift.tt/2dA2x3u Stronghold is a Message sharing site in the dark web, just like the above-mentioned website, here you can paste a message with title and send the message with a password and deletion date.

10 Useful Dark Websites

Below are the best useful websites you can find on the darknet for you to explore and use securely without any fear of losing data.

1. Comic book Library - https://ift.tt/2X8oScm

A website with a collection of free comic books, curated by Captain Goat. You can find nearly 2014 Comic books, you can see them by Titles, Publishers, Years, Creators and more. Go to comic book section and download and read them using PDF reader.

2. Wikileaks - https://ift.tt/1btgmob

It is one of the most popular dark websites with several high profile government data uploaded on it. It lets the user upload the content anonymously and provide direct references to the organizations. Wikileaks especially came into the spotlight when some of the valuable dates from the website were leaked. The dark web site definitely knows something which the whole world does not!

3. Protonmail - https://ift.tt/2Dh9H6D

The best way to manage the confidentiality of your emails. Proton mails are one such onion website whose headquarters are located in Switzerland at CERN, and thus even the staff of proton mail cannot access the data of your mails. All the mails are encrypted while being anonymous.

4. Hidden Answers - https://ift.tt/1UtzDQw

An alternative version of Reddit; this site provides a platform to raise a question, discuss and post stories while remaining anonymous.

5. Code Green - https://ift.tt/1HsX4Pd

Code Green is a community for Ethical Hacking. You can join the community as Sypathizer, Supporter, Hacktivist, Whistleblower, Coder or Artist.

6. Sci-hub - https://ift.tt/1lCEzEl

An advocate of the right to access scientific knowledge, sci-hub provides links to as many as 70 million scientific documents which are approximately 99% of all the scientific research work which is mostly paid and locked away in the surface web.

7. Keybase - https://ift.tt/1HsX0z0

Keybase is a messaging platform, you can use with your family, friends and even in your office for business user. Also, acts as a Social network by sharing images and messages in groups and communities. WIth Keybase you can share files securely. Keybase is acqired by Zoom recently.

8. Guerrilla Mail- https://ift.tt/2Zb1VIj

Guerrilla Mail is a disposable email service, you don't have to use your email id or create one, you can pick a random email id here and use it for sometime. You can use this during when you send a very important private message or during emergency.

9. Deepweb Radio- https://ift.tt/1OyZQpS

You'll find a list of Radio stations here, choose the one you want play and listen to the radio for free in the dark web. You'll get content type, bitrate, no of listeners and many more.

10. Write.as - https://ift.tt/1eslHVd

A simple and focused writing platform for Publishers, Blog writers and Photo submissions. No signup required and this website is totally free to use.

11. Blockchain - blockchainbdgpzk.onion

The number one site for managing all the cryptocurrency and handling all the share market business privately. It is quite scary because a lot of the mysterious bitcoin activity and business happen without the eye of the investors and the general public on the surface web.

12. The Hidden Wiki - zqktlwi4fecvo6ri.onion

It is the ultimate destination to explore deeper into the dark web with a list of hundreds of website links connecting to dark web pages. More like an index for the dark web sites out there, this could be the first place you land when you search for a particular site whose address you do not know.

13. Onion Domain - onionname3jpufot.onion

This site provides you a domain name with no cost to host your own onion website. Most of the dark websites end with the .onion domain. It would not be possible in many countries though to access these domains.

Where to find the full Dark Website list?

TorLinks - torlinksd6pdnihy.onion - There is a list with different dark web sites, arranged in categories. You can choose the site you want to access by first going to this link. Some of the categories include counterfeit money, drugs, New Movie download, etc.

More About Dark Websites

With various dark websites available for innumerable uses, it makes the process much easier by providing relevant matter at no cost. This is a major source of support for people all around the world who cannot afford the subscription to various sites. However, what needs to be kept in check is the use and source of these websites. They often contain viruses and are loaded with cybercriminals. Therefore, it is best suggested to take appropriate precautions before using these websites. Technology is all about global good, it is our responsibility to make each source count and enhance the world by using it.

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How secure is the Tor browser really? If you want to have a real anonymous online

How secure is the Tor browser really?

Who knows, the best way to have anonymous online is to hide behind onions! Ji, here is a vegetable talking, talking about the strange one Internet browser  The Onion Router (The Onion Router) about; If what Tor Browser  (TOR Browser) Do you know the name of.

You all know the structure of onion, an onion has many covers and when one cover is opened another cover, when another is opened another, it keeps coming. Tor helps a lot to keep your identity online by following this idea. Many cybercriminals around the world, computer gurus, and even many ordinary users use Tor to get rid of the worries of government, online advertising, personal data.

In this tune I will discuss in detail how you can stay anonymous online using Tor Browser and also discuss in detail how secure Tor Browser is really. What? Feeling we have 'Run out of gas' emotionally, isn't it? So what's the delay? Read the whole tune in one breath!

Tor network

Those who know a little bit about the Deep Web, the Dark Web, should listen to the Tor Network. Initially the Tor network is a global network server; Which was developed by the US Navy and was created specifically for users worldwide to hide their identities online. The Tor Project is essentially a non-profit organization Those who see the creation of online privacy tools as the main goal of research.

To use the Tor network, you need a browser called Tor Browser. Tor Browser is a browser modified on the Firefox browser, which can be downloaded through the official website of the Tor Project. Just by installing the browser on your system, you can stay connected to this network, no need to fix any different settings.

Your online identity on the Tor network is encrypted with various Tor servers in disguise and then that traffic is sent to specific locations: This makes it impossible to track your identity. There is a feature called Incognito Mode in any normal browser today, we think that if we open it and surf the net, our identity will be hidden, in fact it is not right. Not only will this save your browsing history in the browser, but your ISP will know everything about where, when and what you are visiting online.

How does Tor work?

What we usually do is browse the internet; Open any browser of your choice and enter the address. Your request then travels from your computer to your ISP's computer and your ISP requests the page from your requested web server; Once the page is found, it is sent to your computer.

Notice some facts here; Your ISP always knows which site you want to visit and the site you are visiting also knows about your computer and your ISP. Because your IP address is moving to the site you are visiting. So this is how our identity is revealed online, and what activity we watch is not hidden.

Not only that, but the website you are visiting may drop a cookie in your browser to track your every internet activity. Some of my sites also plant cookies to show you relevant ads to improve the quality of your service; For example, Google or Facebook all use cookies to show ads. But some sites may put cookies in your browser to steal all your data again. So you understand how risky our personal information is on the internet.

Tor Browser works with Tor Network to get rid of these problems and especially to give you online privacy. When you type an address into the Tor browser to access it. The browser instantly encrypts your traffic and transports it through various Tor servers without reaching the web server directly.

Suppose you want to visit TechHubs from Bangladesh using Tor, first your traffic will be encrypted so that no one can read your request, then first let's go to US server then go to Brazil server then from Indian server to Russian server then specific web server The request will reach. So in the process it became absolutely impossible to detect exactly where the request came from.

But here are some facts you need to know; Normal Internet traffic encrypts Internet traffic between websites and your computer using SSL certificates. Your Internet traffic is first encrypted in the Tor browser and transmitted to all servers encrypted, but the final server means that the data from the server is sent to the final target web server where the data is decrypted if the website does not use SSL (https). . And decrypted normal data can be a risk to your privacy. So even if you use Tor, your data will only be end-to-end encrypted if you visit the https site.

Another thing is that Tor does not bring the internet traffic of your entire computer under the Tor network. Only traffic that is visited with the Tor browser can be hidden. Now suppose your Windows is taking a background update or any software you have installed is communicating with its server, in this case Tor will not be of any use and your ISP will be able to read this traffic. However, you can manage your entire computer traffic using a VPN using a private server, even with dust in the eyes of your ISP.

How to use Tor for anonymous web browsing?

As the security situation online deteriorates, so does the need for anonymous web browsing. This Tor browser is the first choice of many users like me to have online anonymous. So below I have published the tutorial on using Tor Browser for your convenience.

Download Tor Browser

You can download and install this Tor browser from many sites, but I would recommend downloading the software from the official torproject.org. You can select many languages ​​of Tor Browser from the official site, download a package of languages ​​of your choice.

For your convenience, https://www.torproject.org/download/ Click this link to go directly to the download page. After downloading the software, you must install it. When you install, a folder will be created at your installation location, where the necessary Tor files will be stored for the software to run.

Again, of course, download the browser from the official site of the Tor project. If you download the software from a different source, the hacker may modify the installed file and inject malicious code into it, which could harm your privacy or security.

How secure is Tor really?

Reading the two paragraphs above, you must have understood that Tor will be completely secure only when you keep more things in mind. Tor's final server from which requests are sent to the open Internet can be tracked or monitored. The final server is called the exit node . So as I said before, of course the site you are visiting must be a site using SSL, otherwise your browsing data may be leaked and you may be monitored.

Also, if you install a separate plugin in your browser, or a malicious code or JavaScript used on a website may leak your information. Although JavaScript is not a security risk, it is definitely better to have JavaScript turned off when it comes to having anonymous or hidden IPs. The Flash Player, Adobe Reader, or Online Video Player that comes with your browser can leak your real IP address to that website.

To avoid these problems or to protect your privacy, you must use the default settings of Tor, some self-indulgence can ruin your privacy or anonymity.

Run Tor Browser

After downloading and installing Tor, it's time to run the software. Just like any other software, the software will be run by double clicking on the Just Tor icon. There is no need to change any settings while installing the software, just install it in the recommended settings of the software. The software will first run and try to connect to the Tor network, and it will be connected to the network according to your settings. Depending on your internet speed, it may take some time to connect, so it's best to wait a bit. Once connected to the Tor network, the browser will run.

You are now ready to browse securely in secret, all your browsing incoming and outgoing traffic will now be exchanged through the Tor network. And you can enjoy safe and anonymous browsing. No site will ever be able to track your actual information, but Tor will not be able to protect your privacy if you intentionally type your information into a site. And I've already discussed above, what you need to keep an eye on!

Is Tor for you?

If you want to hide your online identity, yes, the Tor Network is the easiest and most reliable way to do this. While this can be done using a VPN, VPN usually charges for this service but the Tor Browser is free for everyone. If you are very conscious of your privacy or want to keep your online activity hidden from everyone, then of course Tor can help you a lot. Many hackers use Tor Browser to evade the government.

In a word, this browser is for everyone; Those who want to refrain from tracking themselves from online ads, ISPs, websites. Maybe you are a police officer and you are doing some research, in which case Tor can be used to keep your research secret. Again, if any website is blocked in your country, Tor Browser can be used to unblock it. You can secure your data using Tor when using public WiFi.

Using Tor network technology is not the only way to hide your identity online. It is also possible to host a website completely anonymously using this network; And these sites can only be visited by Tor users, it is not possible to access these sites from normal internet or internet browser. And all kinds of crimes are committed on these sites, from buying and selling illegal drugs, to buying and selling various tools, various terrorist websites are found on this hidden web surface. And I never recommend you to access all these sites using Tor, you could be in danger. I just shared here for the sake of informing the issues.

Tor not for any work?

Tor Network and Tor Browser are very easy to use and it is very useful for normal work but don't think that you are using Tor so you are completely safe. Hiding and being safe are two completely different things. If you are thinking of committing a crime using Tor or if the government is behind you, they can easily find you through some proper work.

It is easier to hack your browser than to hack Tor network. If you are a targeted user, the government or NSA will hack your browser, giving them access to everything you do. So think 100 times before doing illegal things. Suppose again that you entered your name, address, etc. information in a website form using Tor, in which case you have violated your own privacy. You can't be safe if you enter any information on a site yourself, that site knows who you are, doesn't it?

Again, if you are thinking of downloading a large file using Tor, forget it, Tor will slow down your internet bandwidth speed a lot. In this case VPN will be best for you.

One important thing to keep in mind; No system can guarantee you 100% privacy and security no matter where you use the Tor network, VPN, proxy or whatever. You can use any one system for basic work and think with your own mind what you should and should not do, it will ensure your 50% security. And the system will do the rest. Never try to commit a crime on the internet.

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Darknet Markets: Learning How to Get There is Half the Battle

So you’ve recently heard about a place called the Deep Web, and the underground darknet markets (DNM) that reside there offering narcotics like cannabis online. Using these websites and the wares these markets sell may be illegal in your country, so learning to take the necessary precautions before visiting a DNM is an absolute must. Educating yourself on the basics of operations security (Opsec) is a great idea before exploring the depths of DNMs found on the invisible web.

Also read: Six Alternatives to Telegram for Cryptocurrency Communities

Learn the Very Basics of Deep Web Opsec Before Visiting a Darknet Market

Just recently, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the top DNMs out there – like the Dream Market, Wall Street, and Point Marketplace places which are entrenched in code within the confines of the deep web. Now maybe you have heard about these places before, but it’s always good to learn the very basic Opsec techniques that are highly recommended before purchasing something, or even entering a darknet market.

A Browser That Crawls the Deep Web is Required

The first and foremost thing to learn is you can’t find DNMs using a Google browser. Only a deep web indexing browser like Tor can get you to those special destinations. Tor is a free browser that enables a level of anonymous communication by concealing every Tor user’s identity under an overlay network of relay nodes. Tor also allows users to access the deep web and .onion addresses. Basically, a .onion is just a domain suffix, which is tethered to a hidden website found only on the invisible web. Downloading and using a deep web browser like Tor to access any DNM is required.

Tor is a free browser that enables a level of anonymous communication.

 Tor is Nice But a VPN Obfuscates Internet Traffic Even More

Next up is acquiring a Virtual Private Network (VPN), because most people would agree that using Tor alone is just not enough Opsec to visit a DNM. Whenever someone surfs the web, and visits any website they leak the IP address which is tied to a physical address. Using a VPN a user can extend a private network transversely online negating an individual or organization’s ability to tie an IP address to the end user.

A VPN is highly recommended for visiting any DNM or doing anything that may get you in trouble with law enforcement.

VPNs are also used for when people download or seed torrents on the Piratebay, or when a citizen from China wants to see the internet beyond the Great Firewall. VPNs will mask an IP address and encrypt an individual’s online traffic in order to do a lot of things that need privacy including visiting a DNM.

Finding Reliable DNM Vendor Takes Time and Research

Finding a DNM and reliable vendor is the next step and only the first part is fairly easy. DNM .onion addresses for darknet marketplaces, like the ones we recently reported on can be found online within five minutes or less. However, finding a reliable trustworthy vendor for anything on the deep web is pretty difficult, even when perusing through the halls of marketplaces like Dream or Wall Street. Back when Reddit allowed the forum r/darknetmarkets to thrive, people used to try and find reputable vendors through word of mouth, but Reddit shut the forum down. Not all vendors are trustworthy, as you should read about their reputations from customer reviews, and make sure you feel comfortable with the vendor’s terms.

In Order to Make Purchases, You Are Going to Need Some Bitcoin

In order to purchase anything on a DNM, the market will require you to obtain some cryptocurrency to buy things. Bitcoin Core (BTC) is the most widely used digital currency used on the deep web, but some markets have been known to accept other cryptocurrencies, such as Monero (XMR).

Now, you can’t just load up on bitcoins using Coinbase and just head straight to a DNM. Purchasing from centralized exchanges that follow KYC and AML laws is not recommended, unless the coins can be tumbled first. Coinbase and other exchanges have been known for blacklisting accounts who visit DNMs, and even cryptocurrency gambling sites. Using bitcoins bought from centralized trading platforms can also be tied to your location. So to purchase bitcoins for use on a hidden marketplace most people would recommend utilizing a decentralized exchange, Localbitcoins, or a bitcoin ATM that doesn’t require identification. Buying bitcoins with cash from a friend or another type of non-centralized source would be the best method at hand.

Bitcoin is required to make DNM purchases some marketplaces allow other cryptocurrencies like Monero.

These Steps Just Scratch the Surface, Make Sure You Research More About the Best DNM Opsec Methods and Study Marketplace Tutorials   

Using these basic tools and Opsec techniques will get you started and along your way towards visiting a DNM, and possibly make a purchase. But remember it may be illegal where you reside to partake in these types of activities, and even the smartest darknet masterminds have been caught by law enforcement. Studying further on how to use a specific DNM and how they operate is a good idea before attempting a visit. It’s also good to get a PGP email as well that allows encrypted messaging abilities, because vendors use this method for communications.

There are many more ways you can prepare to make a trek to the deep web’s dark marketplaces, and this advice just scratches the surface. Research how to use and understand the Tor network, VPNs, tumblers, and maybe read a tutorial on how to make a purchase on the DNM you plan to visit. Preserving your privacy while doing anything online is always recommended, but doing so while visiting a darknet market is probably best. Once you feel comfortable with most of these privacy-centric methods, finding a .onion address for any popular DNM is extremely simple, and hidden marketplace addresses can be found on the open web. 

What do you think about the basic Opsec methods needed before visiting a DNM? Is there anything that we missed? How do you best protect your identity while visiting DNMs? Let us know in the comments below.

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DarknetA Darknet is an overlay network that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization, often using non-standard communications protocols and ports.The Dark Net, Deep Net or The Hidden Internet are anonymous that means you will not be able to know the website owner or to who the website belongs too, Over the usual Internet,A non-indexed website owner or website developer can be tracked by doing some Internet searches or wondering to different sites. However, web pages on the Dark Net or say Dark Web are using the TOR (The Onion Router) network and the foundation of the TOR is to include numerous nodes, so the source is not traceable.

The Deep Web and the DarknetMost people are confused about what exactly the Darknet is. Firstly, the Darknet is sometimes confused with the Deep Web. 'Deep Web' refers to all parts of the Internet which cannot be indexed by search engines, and so can't be found through Google, Bing, Yahoo, and so forth. Experts believe that this Deep Web is hundreds of times larger than the 'surface Web' (i.e., the internet you can easily get to from Google).Birth of the DarknetOctober 29, 1969Charley Kline, a student at the University of California, Los Angeles, types out the first message between computers connected by ARPANET, the Internet progenitor developed by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.Darknets were able to receive data from ARPANET but had addresses that did not appear in the network lists and would not answer pings or other inquiries.Just a few years later, a number of isolated, secretive networks begin to appear alongside ARPANET. Some eventually become known as "Darknets." Birth of The Onion RouterSeptember 20, 2002Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory release an early version of Tor ("The Onion Router"), which conceals the location and IP address of users who download the software. Originally designed to protect the identity of American operatives and dissidents in repressive countries like China, Tor also has another natural constituency: denizens of the darknet.As of 2015 "The Darknet" is often used interchangeably with the dark web due to the quantity of hidden services on Tor's darknet. The term is often used inaccurately and interchangeably with the deep web search due to Tor's history as a platform that could not be search indexed. Mixing uses of both of these terms has been described as inaccurate, with some commentators recommending the terms be used in distinct fashions. Currency of the darknetBitcoin...Bitcoin plays an important role throughout the Darknet. Since staying anonymous is key, Bitcoin is the only currency you can pay with there. Unlike the “normal” web almost every other website has the “Bitcoin accepted” sign displayed on it.  Because of Bitcoin’s pseudo-anonymous nature, it’s the perfect currency to power such an ecosystem.on January 3, 2009 A man calling himself Satoshi Nakamoto "mines" the first Bitcoin, a form of untraceable cryptocurrency. Unlike previous digital currencies that failed because there was nothing to prevent users from literally copying their money, Bitcoin makes use of an innovative public accounting ledger that prevents double spending. Unsurprisingly, the cryptocurrency is an instant hit in the darknet, its anonymity making it a perfect tool for money laundering and criminal activity.1 Bitcoin equals 468.53 US Dollar as of 28/may/2016The Uses of DarknetDarknets in general may be used for various reasons, such as:To better protect the privacy rights of citizens from targeted and mass surveillanceProtecting dissidents from political reprisalWhistleblowing and news leaksComputer crime (hacking, file corruption etc.)Sale of restricted goods on Darknet marketsFile sharing (porography, confidential files, illegal or counterfeit software etc.) Access the DarknetAll darknets network require specific software installed or network configurations made to access themTo access the hidden web you need two things – for starter The Onion Browser (also known as TOR Browser) that can access dot onion pages and a search engine or web page that can help you to search the dark web.Recently there are many websites that are known as the deep web directories. Since they are hidden and are unable to search due to the reason that they are not listed correctly. Most of the links on such directories do not guide you where the link will lead to.Here is some software used to access the darknet1) Tor the most popular instance of a darknetSo what is Tor?Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.The Tor network is a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. Tor's users employ this network by connecting through a series of virtual tunnels rather than making a direct connection, thus allowing both organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Along the same line, Tor is an effective censorship circumvention tool, allowing its users to reach otherwise blocked destinations or content. Tor can also be used as a building block for software developers to create new communication tools with built-in privacy features.What is Tor?Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security.Other Popular Deep Web TechnologiesI2P – This is an anonymity network which you may find slightly more techie to install and get running, but once you do there are some great tools and apps, including one to make it easier for you to set up your own hidden blog.FAI (Free Anonymous Internet) – Based on blockchain technology, this network allows for the anonymous publishing and browsing of content and has a social network style homepage that lets you follow other users, share content with your followers, and tip the creators of content you like. FreeNet – One of the older and most highly regarded systems,FreeNet combines deep web with DarkNet. This means that you can maintain a list of trusted peers and either connect to them only, or connect to them in preference to less trusted peers. As far as I know, this gives the highest level of privacy and security of any system, but does require a little more effort to make the most of.ZeroNet – Based on torrent technology in combination with Bitcoin encryption, this is a new system which is not well developed but which I think holds promise for the future.Is this safe to browse the Dark Net?All safety depends on you. What you are looking for? You can create a private chat room where you can talk with your friends, or you can also hire a person for the  wet job(for the wrong work). It could be a journalist for exchanging of intelligence documentation, or someone selling illegal drugs. There are also websites that sell unlicensed weapons.If you are willing to analyze the types  of sites that are accessible on the darknet, then a majority of web sites usually belongs to the Gangsters. Why, due to the fact that it gives you full anonymity. You will find some forum where people will be talking about suicides, murders and the odd things they did. And If you have a week heart than don’t even think to search that!How to stay anonymous when surfing the DarknetIn order to access the Tor network you have to remain anonymous, this is not a request, it’s a prerequisite. This is done through a special web browser called, surprisingly enough, TOR. TOR stands for “The Onion Router”, it got its name from the fact that in order to reveal the core user of the browser you’ll have to peel a lot of layers off just like an onion.You can use TOR to surf the pedestrian web (the everyday Internet you  know ) anonymously, or you can use it to access the Darknet.Here’s the deal:When you access the pedestrian Internet , you are directly communicating with websites. But when you’re accessing a website through TOR it’s like asking another user to ask another user to ask another user to fetch the webpage information for you. This is of course a over simplified explanation but the general idea is that communications bounce around a lot of different computers and it makes it very difficult to track who is actually viewing a website, sending an email or conducting any other action.It also makes the Internet connection extremely slow, but for now here’s what you need to know about TOR:It’s a free to download browser, The browser is built on top of the Firefox browser’s open source code so it’s pretty intuitive. Once you download and launch it it will connect you to the TOR network and you’re good to go.TOR network was initially created by the US military to communicate anonymously. They still dump government files – not open to the general public – on the Darknet. Since the federal and other governments are themselves using the Darknet, they do not consider it feasible to order TOR to shut it down.Additional security – using VPNAlthough no one knows your identity when using TOR, some people like to add an additional layer of protection and connect to TOR through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The reason is, that even though you’re anonymous, you can still be identified as using TOR for “something”.Important security steps when using the DarknetTurn off running scripts in the TOR options (click the button just before the address bar). This is because most of the sites in Darknet are criminal in nature. If you land on one, they might want to trace you down. And scripts created using JavaScript can be dangerous if they manage to store something on your computer.Think twice before you click any link as you do not know who operates the website and where any of these links lead to. Use only known directories to reach authenticated destinations.DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING TO YOUR COMPUTER. No BitTorrents and no downloads as they may give away your actual IP when storing things to your computer.This is not for youIn all likelihood, you’ll never need to venture into the Deep Web. The Surface Web contains all the services and tools the average person could ever want. You won’t find any streaming video services or social networks or corporate websites you will feel like you are using the internet on 1990 .months ago few social networks  start to appear on the darknet but it's not yet that large and its not for your daily life ! it's a darknet social network ! can you imagine a social network that was made only for mafia men !The Darknet is fraught with bogeymen just waiting for you to let down your guard.you will be an easy target on the darknet for those who are waiting to catch the new victim ! don't be the victim everyone is looking for !But if you ever do need the sanctity of secure communications and true anonymitya level of protection that the Surface Web simply can’t provide then rest easy.Everyone has a voice in the Darknet, down in the depths where even Google’s spiders fear to crawl.This post was written for educational purposes only. If you wish to use the Darknet, do it at your own discretion and at your own risk. Make sure to be aware of any consequences that may follow.

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Crypto News - Darknet Markets: Learning How to Get There is Half the Battle

Darknet Markets: Learning How to Get There is Half the Battle So you’ve recently heard about a place called the Deep Web, and the underground darknet markets (DNM) that reside there offering narcotics like cannabis online. Using these websites and the wares these markets sell may be illegal in ... You May Likes reading: The World Youngest Bitcoin Billionaire

Darknet Markets: Learning How to Get There is Half the Battle

So you’ve recently heard about a place called the Deep Web, and the underground darknet markets (DNM) that reside there offering narcotics like cannabis online. Using these websites and the wares these markets sell may be illegal in your country, so learning to take the necessary precautions before visiting a DNM is an absolute must. Educating yourself on the basics of operations security (Opsec) is a great idea before exploring the depths of DNMs found on the invisible web.

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Learn the Very Basics of Deep Web Opsec Before Visiting a Darknet Market

Just recently, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the top DNMs out there – like the Dream Market, Wall Street, and Point Marketplace places which are entrenched in code within the confines of the deep web. Now maybe you have heard about these places before, but it’s always good to learn the very basic Opsec techniques that are highly recommended before purchasing something, or even entering a darknet market.

A Browser That Crawls the Deep Web is Required

The first and foremost thing to learn is you can’t find DNMs using a Google browser. Only a deep web indexing browser like Tor can get you to those special destinations. Tor is a free browser that enables a level of anonymous communication by concealing every Tor user’s identity under an overlay network of relay nodes. Tor also allows users to access the deep web and .onion addresses. Basically, a .onion is just a domain suffix, which is tethered to a hidden website found only on the invisible web. Downloading and using a deep web browser like Tor to access any DNM is required.

Tor is a free browser that enables a level of anonymous communication.

 Tor is Nice But a VPN Obfuscates Internet Traffic Even More

Next up is acquiring a Virtual Private Network (VPN), because most people would agree that using Tor alone is just not enough Opsec to visit a DNM. Whenever someone surfs the web, and visits any website they leak the IP address which is tied to a physical address. Using a VPN a user can extend a private network transversely online negating an individual or organization’s ability to tie an IP address to the end user.

A VPN is highly recommended for visiting any DNM or doing anything that may get you in trouble with law enforcement.

VPNs are also used for when people download or seed torrents on the Piratebay, or when a citizen from China wants to see the internet beyond the Great Firewall. VPNs will mask an IP address and encrypt an individual’s online traffic in order to do a lot of things that need privacy including visiting a DNM.

Finding Reliable DNM Vendor Takes Time and Research

Finding a DNM and reliable vendor is the next step and only the first part is fairly easy. DNM .onion addresses for darknet marketplaces, like the ones we recently reported on can be found online within five minutes or less. However, finding a reliable trustworthy vendor for anything on the deep web is pretty difficult, even when perusing through the halls of marketplaces like Dream or Wall Street. Back when Reddit allowed the forum r/darknetmarkets to thrive, people used to try and find reputable vendors through word of mouth, but Reddit shut the forum down. Not all vendors are trustworthy, as you should read about their reputations from customer reviews, and make sure you feel comfortable with the vendor’s terms.

In Order to Make Purchases, You Are Going to Need Some Bitcoin

In order to purchase anything on a DNM, the market will require you to obtain some cryptocurrency to buy things. Bitcoin Core (BTC) is the most widely used digital currency used on the deep web, but some markets have been known to accept other cryptocurrencies, such as Monero (XMR).

Now, you can’t just load up on bitcoins using Coinbase and just head straight to a DNM. Purchasing from centralized exchanges that follow KYC and AML laws is not recommended, unless the coins can be tumbled first. Coinbase and other exchanges have been known for blacklisting accounts who visit DNMs, and even cryptocurrency gambling sites. Using bitcoins bought from centralized trading platforms can also be tied to your location. So to purchase bitcoins for use on a hidden marketplace most people would recommend utilizing a decentralized exchange, Localbitcoins, or a bitcoin ATM that doesn’t require identification. Buying bitcoins with cash from a friend or another type of non-centralized source would be the best method at hand.

Bitcoin is required to make DNM purchases some marketplaces allow other cryptocurrencies like Monero.

These Steps Just Scratch the Surface, Make Sure You Research More About the Best DNM Opsec Methods and Study Marketplace Tutorials   

Using these basic tools and Opsec techniques will get you started and along your way towards visiting a DNM, and possibly make a purchase. But remember it may be illegal where you reside to partake in these types of activities, and even the smartest darknet masterminds have been caught by law enforcement. Studying further on how to use a specific DNM and how they operate is a good idea before attempting a visit. It’s also good to get a PGP email as well that allows encrypted messaging abilities, because vendors use this method for communications.

There are many more ways you can prepare to make a trek to the deep web’s dark marketplaces, and this advice just scratches the surface. Research how to use and understand the Tor network, VPNs, tumblers, and maybe read a tutorial on how to make a purchase on the DNM you plan to visit. Preserving your privacy while doing anything online is always recommended, but doing so while visiting a darknet market is probably best. Once you feel comfortable with most of these privacy-centric methods, finding a .onion address for any popular DNM is extremely simple, and hidden marketplace addresses can be found on the open web. 

What do you think about the basic Opsec methods needed before visiting a DNM? Is there anything that we missed? How do you best protect your identity while visiting DNMs? Let us know in the comments below.

Images via Shutterstock, Pixabay, and Wiki Commons.

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How to access the Deep Web and the Dark Web

Shrouded online websites, black markets and hidden content are often referred to as the “deep web” or the “dark net.” There’s naturally a lot of mystery and curiosity surrounding these portions of the Internet, hidden as they are from the average user.

Because hidden web content is so mysterious, a lot of people want to know exactly how to access the deep web. But first, we’re going to need to define what the deep web and dark net actually are, as well as what they are not.

Though many people may think it’s cool to access secretive and clandestine content that average users don’t even know exists, you may want to rethink your intentions because some of the content on the dark net is pretty awful stuff.

Think things like drugs and weapon dealing, but also child pornography and other services catering to some very deviant tastes; the dark net is not for the faint of heart and even visiting it may land you on a government watchlist or two.

On the other hand, a lot of content hosted on the deep web is incredibly mundane, as we’ll discuss in a bit. However, before we define the difference between the dark net and the deep web, let’s first discuss what you’ll need to access it.

What You Will Need to Access the Deep Web

You don’t need a secret password, an invitation from an inside member or hacking tools to access the dark net; all you need is a computer and an Internet connection. That may sound a little anticlimactic, but, as long as the proper tools are downloaded, the deep web is only seconds away to anyone who can access the regular web.

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Besides this, you may want to have a few Bitcoins handy if you plan to buy anything, but be warned: even just being on the dark net may raise a few governmental eyebrows, buying something there is very likely very illegal.

Differences Between the Deep Web, the Dark Net and the Rest of the Internet

First off, let’s set one thing straight: the deep web and the dark net are not the same thing. While the two terms are often used synonymously, the dark net is where illegal things happen, while the deep web is simply all the hidden content that isn’t picked up by Google.

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The best way to picture it, is by thinking of the entire Internet as an iceberg. As average users, we can only see the top of the iceberg, which represents the public Internet. Under the surface, there’s a massive amount of data that we can’t see.

The majority of Internet users seem to have the idea that Google is the entire Internet, while in fact it only indexes a very small part of it. To understand how this works, we first need to see how exactly Google does what it does.

How Google Indexes Websites

Before search engine technologies became what they are now, it was nearly impossible to discover a cool new website without a link (perhaps via email) or a friend who was in the know.

Today, however, we simply type a few keywords into Google and within seconds millions of links to websites pop up. Google finds all these websites by using code called bots, spiders or crawlers.

Essentially, crawlers start combing through an individual webpage. It takes notes and assigns various ranking metrics to the page to determine which keywords it should rank for.

When the crawlers are finished with the first page, they then follow every link on that page, and begin crawling the new pages as well. This process is recursive and because websites are linked with one another, Google can crawl through most of the web pages that were intended for public viewing.

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Crawlers are not perfect, and there is a lot of content that they simply don’t have access to. If a crawler can’t access pages or data, it can’t index the page in Google.

Then there’s a massive amount of data that crawlers can’t access. For instance, any website with gated content that first requires a user to enter login credentials isn’t going to be easily indexed by crawlers. This means that most content on social media is behind lock and key, as it should be. In addition, a lot of website data is created dynamically by using back-end databases.

The crawlers don’t have access to this content, either. Furthermore, crawlers lack access to certain pages, content, and services because of security factors. For instance, corporate networks frequently host web pages on their intranet, but they wouldn’t want the public to see those web pages.

To draw an analogy, pretend that the Google search algorithm is like an old telephone book, however, instead of serving as a directory of names, addresses and telephone numbers, Google serves as a directory for URL addresses.

Plenty of websites want to be listed in this phone book, but a fair few do not — some folks just want to keep themselves to themselves. In this analogy, those people make up the deep web.

Generally speaking, the deep web is any website, content, or service that cannot be crawled by Google, and as such, cannot be accessed via a search engine.

So if you’re school, university or place of business hosts an internal website that can’t be crawled through by Google’s spiders, that technically qualifies as one sliver of the deep web. The dark net, however, is much less pedestrian.

The Dark Net Explained

Websites and services on the dark net are a little more secretive, and often intentionally clandestine. They typically use secure browsers like Tor (the Onion Router) and entire networks of VPN tunnels to hide their presence.

Doing so helps them stay anonymous, secret and safe from the prying eyes of the general public. Services like Tor don’t only allow users to surf the web anonymously; they also allow people to host content anonymously.

One example of such a website is Silk Road: this infamous site is really nothing more than a black market in the form of an ecommerce site. People buy, sell and trade all kinds of illicit and illegal items like drugs, weapons and other unsavory services.

This type of website is probably what you were thinking of when thinking of the deep web, as it’s fairly easy on a site like Silk Road to buy and sell whatever you want, far away from the government’s eye.

Interestingly enough, Tor, was originally created as a project by the U.S. Navy. Later, the FBI infiltrated the network to crack down on illegal black market trading, child pornography and other illegal activities.

Morality and Ethics

Many times in life, it’s not whether a question whether something can be done, but whether it should be done. Such is the case with visiting the deep web and dark net.

The ugly truth is that these back alleys of the Internet are filled with some pretty disgusting content.: black markets, child pornography, sex trafficking and plenty of more run-of-the-mill seedy or sordid sites make their home there.

The first thing we need to ask ourselves is whether or not it’s appropriate to view such content. Also consider that if you don’t use the correct tools when visiting these sites, your computer might raise some red flags to the government, and consequently end up on a government’s watch list.

How to Access the Deep Web and the Dark Net

So, if all of these hidden websites are so secretive it’s impossible to find them with a search engine, how do you find them?

One of the best ways to find them is by word of mouth. Some of them are mentioned on forums and directories like Reddit and Tor threads.

Despite past infiltration by the FBI, the Tor anonymity network and the Tor browser are still fantastic tools — especially if they’re combined with a VPN tunnel for increased security.

If you don’t want to use the Tor browser, there are Tor plugins for just about every major web browser, too. The Tor network hosts a ton of hidden services that can’t be accessed using other browsers.

Final Thoughts

Before you go snooping around through the back alleys of the Internet, we’d like to repeat that you do so with caution as not only is the content itself of a dubious nature, some of it is illegal enough that you may be on the receiving end of a police visit if you’re found out.

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It’s best not to venture into the dark net out of idle curiosity. That said, there are some interesting news sites and other topical content that you won’t find anywhere else. Just make sure you don’t accidentally visit a site that may make you uncomfortable.

If you exercise some common sense and stay well away from anything that looks overly suspicious, you should be fine. If you have any personal experience with visiting the dark net, let us know in the comments below, thank you for reading.

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