DARK WEB.pdf
- 2. TheDark W eb The i nt er net has changed i n m any ways si nce i t f i r st becam e publ i cl y accessi bl e i n t he 1990s. One of t he m ost cont r over si al devel opm ent s i s t he gr owt h of t he so- cal l ed dar k web. Thi s i s t he par t of t he W or l d W i de W eb t hat al l ows user s t o r em ai n anonym ous. You m ay be concer ned about your chi l d vi si t i ng t he dar k web, especi al l y as pr ess r epor t s of t en associ at e i t wi t h danger ous, or i l l egal , onl i ne act i vi t y.
- 3. TheDark W eb However , i t i s not al ways used f or i l l i ci t act i vi t y and t he pr obl em does not com e f r om t he t echnol ogy i t sel f , but r at her f r om t he ways i n whi ch peopl e use i t . Bei ng awar e of t he basi c f act s about t hese par t s of t he i nt er net can hel p you t o have open and r eal i st i c conver sat i ons wi t h your chi l d, especi al l y i f you ar e concer ned about t hem usi ng t he dar k web.
- 4. W hat arethedifferent partsof theinternet?
- 5. W hat arethedifferent partsof theinternet? The deep web i s t he par t of t he i nt er net whi ch i s gener al l y hi dden f r om publ i c vi ew. Unl i ke t he open web, t he deep web i s not accessed vi a t he usual sear ch engi nes. M uch of i t i s ver y or di nar y; or gani sat i ons have websi t es t hat can onl y be r ead by aut hor i sed peopl e such as t hei r em pl oyees, wi t h t hei r i nf or m at i on passwor d- pr ot ect ed.
- 6. W hat arethedifferent partsof theinternet? The dar k web i s gener al l y accessed usi ng dedi cat ed sof t war e, wi t h t he best known bei ng TOR ( The Oni on Rout er ) . Ar ound 2. 5 m i l l i on peopl e use TOR ever y day. I t pr ovi des anonym i si ng sof t war e whi ch can be accessed vi a a Googl e sear ch and t hen downl oaded f r ee of char ge. TOR i t sel f i s not t he dar k web but i s a way t o br owse bot h t he open and dar k web, wi t hout anyone bei ng abl e t o i dent i f y t he user or t r ack t hei r act i vi t y.
- 8. Toaccessβhiddenservicesβ A hi dden ser vi ce i s one wher e not onl y t he user , but al so t he websi t e i t sel f , has t hei r anonym i t y pr ot ect ed by TOR. Thi s m eans t hat t he I P addr ess of t he si t e cannot be i dent i f i ed, hi di ng i nf or m at i on about i t s host , l ocat i on or cont ent . St udi es suggest t hat t he m aj or i t y of TOR hi dden ser vi ce act i vi t y i s i l l i ci t . For exam pl e, a st udy i n 2014 f ound t hat near l y 60% of hi dden ser vi ces cont ai n i l l egal cont ent such as dr ugs, weapons and st ol en goods.
- 9. HowdoI knowif mychildisaccessingthedark web? You m ay see t he l ogo t o t he r i ght on your deskt op or pl aced i n a f ol der som ewher e on your com put er . You m ay see your chi l d accessi ng a web br owser t hat l ooks di f f er ent t o t he one you woul d usual l y use. TOR of t en uses M ozi l l a Fi r ef ox as t he basi s of i t s br owser .
- 10. Iβvejust discoveredthat mychildisusingTO R .W hat should I do? I t i s i m por t ant t o keep a sense of per spect i ve. Ther e ar e m any r easons f or usi ng TOR, and i t does not aut om at i cal l y m ean t hat t hey ar e doi ng anyt hi ng danger ous or i l l egal . I n m any ways, t he r i sks of t he dar k web ar e t he sam e as t hose t hat m ay be encount er ed i n t he open web. Young peopl e i n bot h envi r onm ent s m ay access por nogr aphy, i ndecent i m ages of chi l dr en, or si t es sel l i ng dr ugs and weapons. I t i s i m por t ant t o have open conver sat i ons wi t h your chi l d t o hel p t hem devel op saf er behavi our s onl i ne. Expl ai n t o your chi l d t hat t her e i s a l ot of i l l egal cont ent i n t he dar k web, and t hat you do not want t hem t o be exposed t o t hi s.
- 11. R espect their desirefor privacy M any young peopl e ar e concer ned wi t h pol i t i cal m at t er s such as i nt er net pr i vacy and secur i t y. Ther e m ay be al t er nat i ves you coul d expl or e such as t he use of a VPN ( Vi r t ual Pr i vat e Net wor k) as a pot ent i al m eans of pr ovi di ng an addi t i onal l ayer of secur i t y t o t hei r onl i ne act i vi t i es. I n addi t i on, encour agi ng young peopl e t o use pr i vacy f i l t er s on soci al m edi a, t hi nk cr i t i cal l y about what t hey shar e onl i ne, and cont r ol who i s on t hei r f r i ends and cont act s l i st s, i s a good way t o hel p t hem m ai nt ai n t hei r onl i ne pr of i l e di scr eet l y.
- 12. G et support andbesupportive You can use t he Thi nkuknow websi t e t o expl or e st r at egi es t hat your chi l d can use t o hel p t hem t o st ay saf e onl i ne, as wel l as t i ps on m anagi ng t hei r onl i ne l i ves. Above al l , young peopl e shoul d know wher e t o go i f t hey com e acr oss som et hi ng t hat wor r i es t hem or m akes t hem f eel uncom f or t abl e, i n bot h t he open and dar k webs. M ake sur e t hey know t hey can com e t o you i f t hey need t o, r egar dl ess of wher e on t he i nt er net i t m ay have occur r ed. I n addi t i on, ensur e t hey know how t o r epor t t o NCA- CEOP i f t hey ar e concer ned about sexual abuse and expl oi t at i on onl i ne.
- 13. F urther R eading W hat i s t he dar k web and i s i t a t hr eat ? Donβ t be af r ai d of t he dar k net