Dark web
- 4. • The name is derived from an acronym for the original software project name “The Onion Router.” • It is a free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication.
- 5. Tor Advantages • It does not reveal your IP address to the websites you visit. • Allows you to access geographically restricted websites and content. • It’s free to use the software and network. • It is not possible for any organisation to shut it down.
- 6. • Tor is very slow as compared to VPN. • Anyone can set up an exit node to spy on users. • It can only be accessed by using TOR network. • No accountability or direct funding to maintain TOR nodes.
- 7. Dark web can be used for good • Home users: protect themselves when online. • Activists: anonymously report abuses from danger zones. • Whistle-blowers : safely report on corruption. • Journalists: protect their research and sources online. • Military and law enforcement: protect communications, investigations, and intelligence.
- 8. Most often searches on TOR The Hidden Wiki is the name used by several censorship- resistant wikis operating as Tor hidden services. Sci-hub is a platform that aims to liberate the world’s scientific knowledge. Facebookcorewwwi.onion is a site that allows access to Facebook through the Tor protocol. It makes it available in countries that actively try to block Facebook.
- 10. The Dark Web’s Currency :Bitcoins Bitcoins are based on solving an encryption formula which requires extreme amounts of computing power. Websites like Deepbit.net helps to set up the mining formula.
- 11. Use it wisely.