An Introduction To The Dark Web

As the ubiquity of computer-based services now touches almost all aspects of our lives, it is not surprising that our use of the interconnected world is evolving to more closely mirror the real world. The innocence of the internet some 25 years ago has been replaced with a more sobering version where it is not only encyclopedic information, entertainment content and financial and social connections that are maintained – the internet is now also the place where freedom fighters, terrorists, criminals and those engaged in free but controversial political speech also operate. These latter uses often require strict anonymity and the avoidance of tracking by law enforcement, authoritarian regimes or anyone else. The dark web (sometimes referred to as the dark net), as it has come to be known, represents an alter-ego to the World Wide Web that we are all used to.