DARK WEB- "The hidden Devil"

            DARK WEB

HAVE you ever wondered how big is the internet??

What if i tell you that what you surf, what you see on google, yahoo, bing, which is visible to you only comprises 4%  of the total internet. Doesn't it sounds insane?? where is the remaining 96%?? Well rest are encrypted, what we can access, what can be directly seen, is called clear web or surface web. Inorder to access the rest part we have to get custom software or onion-type link. Lets have a look on rest parts.

LAYERS OF INTERNET:

• CLEAR WEB - 4 % 
• DARK WEB - 6%    
• DEEP WEB - 90%

IF THE CLEAR WEB IS GOOGLE'S BFF AND DEEP WEB, ITS SECRET LOVER, THAN THE DARK WEB CAN ONLY BE THE EVIL TWIN OR THE ODD BALL.

So what actually is dark web and deep web?

Deep web: The part of the internet that's not indexed by search engines. There's nothing spooky about the deep web; it contains stuff like scientific paper,medical records,tax-related info, Paypal subscriptions,army communique and much more. Although its hidden but it can be accessed via passwords and authorisation .

Dark web: Accounting 6% of the internet, the dark web is a most peculiar blend - one the one hand its cesspool ,a rendezvous place for drug dealer, black hat hackers, hitmen and human traffickers. On the other hand, due to its covert nature this internet fold acts like a liaison between political outcasts and people of the free world. Its also used by people who wants to submit anonymous tips(Whistleblowers)

History and origin of "Dark Web"

The dark web got its start in March of 2000 with the release of Freenet(link). The most imortant Dark web development of all time happened in 2002, with the release of TOR(The Onion Router). It was created by non-other than US government, as a way to help their own operatives remain untraceable.

The reason was so that they could stay anonymous- it would be harder to distinguish the government's message between spies if thousands of people were using the same system for lots of different works.TOR now hosts roughly 40,000 hidden sites.

What actually does dark web contains?

Well this part is mainly used for illegal activities and sharing highly confidential files. Activities such as gambling,guns,chats,abuse,book,directory,blog,porn,hosting,hacking , search anonymity, forum,counterfiet,whistleblowers , fraud market and mostly DRUG activities.

Is it illegal to be on dark web?

Surfing the dark web might not be illegal, but visiting certain sites or making certain purchases,through the dark web is illegal. If you use the dark web to purchase illegal drugs of firearms, that's illegal.

The UK government have a dedicated cybercrime unit to tackle the dark web with a focus on taking down serious crime rings and child porn.

One of the famous online black market is  "SILK ROAD " and first  modern Darknet market.

Moreover, hackers are mostly active there.So there is a risk of your laptop getting being hacked or virus infected.

Conclusion

"Just like the forest, the dark web hides things well - it hides action and identities. The dark web also prevents people from knowing who u are , what u r doing and where you are doing it."

One more thing i would like to add:

Believe it or not, the dark web has online shops such as CStore,Apple Palace. And no,they don't  sell drugs or firearms. Some of them are reportedly legit and have great bargains. For instance if you want to buy a laptop or a smartphone, you can try your luck in one of this shops. Of course all transaction are anonymous and BITCOIN driven ,sure you can use other cryptocurrencies if Bitcoin is not your cup of tea.