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The so-called 'dark web' is a blight on the internet and often preys as much on those who use it as it does on society. That was certainly so in the case of a recluse who received a substantial...

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The so-called 'dark web' is a blight on the internet and often preys as much on those who use it as it does on society. That was certainly so in the case of a recluse who received a substantial prison sentence after a police raid on his home revealed a cache of gun parts, drugs, extreme pornography and anarchist literature.

The middle-aged IT worker, who lived with his 80-year-old father, was caught following a police investigation into a 'dark web' site that used sophisticated encryption software to enable communication between users who trade in illegal items ranging from guns and drugs to fraudulently obtained credit cards. He had made a number of purchases from the site, including manuals which gave instructions on the manufacture of home-made guns and explosives.

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