In this day and age of Internet, anything and everything is possible by a click of a mouse. Imagine those days when we had to stand in long Queues to pay for our Electricity bill, Water bill, Telephone bills etc but now everything can be done sitting in the comfort of our houses. if you have a burning question or you want to research about any topic it can be done easily now a few years ago it was not possible.
Having access to the internet is like having access to the entire world, it is so beneficial and essential these days .. BUT WAIT DID YOU KNOW SURFING ONLINE CAN BUT YOU BEHIND BARS. Not the normal internet that we use in our day to day lives but DARK WEB.
USING DARK WEB IS ILLEGAL AND A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE.
BUT WHAT IS DARK WEB ??
Before talking about the DARK WEB lets bust a myth, many people think that DEEP and DARK web are same things but they are not. DEEP and DARK web are 2 different things and using DEEP Web is completely legal.
Let's take one step back and talk about the world wide web(Internet) so that we can clearly understand about the Normal web that we use every day, DEEP web and DARK Web
World Wide Web(Internet) is divided into 3 parts:
- Surface web (normal internet that we use every day)
- Deep Web
- Dark Web
Interesting fact: Surface Web(Normal internet) is less than 5% of the entire World Wide Web.
Internet is like an iceberg, only the tip of the iceberg is surface web and the majority (95%) is DEEP and DARK Web.
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HOW DO WE DIVIDE THE WEB INTO SURFACE WEB, DEEP WEB, AND DARK WEB?
*SURFACE WEB: Web pages that you can find through a search engine like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc is surface web.
Facebook, Youtube, Amazon and all other blog and web pages that we surf using our normal Chrome, Mozilla, IE browser is part of the Surface web and it is less than 5% of the entire web. Just imagine how big the World wide web is
ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN SEARCH USING SEARCH ENGINES IS A PART OD SURFACE WEB.
DEEP WEB: Deep web is completely legal to use. Deep web consists of information which is not available in public domain this information is hidden because it's not useful for normal people and to keep privacy of the users.
Example If I transferred 1000$ to my friend from my bank account this information will not be available online for everyone to see. you cant do a google search on it. Only I or someone with my Internet banking username password can check this information.
DEEP WEB is around 40% of the internet.
Deep web holds personal information which others should not know or part of the web which is protected by username password or authorization codes is Deep web.
DARK WEB: HERE COMES THE MAIN GUY !!
Dark web is also called as INVISIBLE WEB or HIDDEN WEB
The Part of the Internet which is not indexed by search engines that is we cant search these contents using a search engine is called DARK WEB.
Dark web is the largest chunk of the internet and it amounts to more than 50% of the entire web.
We cannot access the Dark web using our normal browsers like chrome, IE, Mozilla there are special browsers to access the dark web.
There is a special browser called TOR(The Onion Router) browser to access DARK WEB
The Extension of dark websites is .onion. Its not like .com .org .in .co.uk etc . NEVER EVER OPEN A SITE WHICH HAS .onion EXTENSION
WHAT DOES THE DARK WEB CONTAINS AND WHY IS IT ILLEGAL TO USE?
The dark web contains criminals, illegal work, highly skilled hackers, buying illegal Arms and weapons, illegal porn, human trafficking, child abuse, kidnappers and contract killers.
Few Facts about DARK WEB
Human organs like heart, kidney, liver on sold on the dark web
Drugs: Dark web is heaven for drug dealers.
Making Illegal passports and Id proof is common on the dark web.
People hire kidnappers to kidnap someone and torture them and the torture video is shown live.
Buying and selling human beings especially Girls.
Highly qualified hackers, in fact top hackers of the world are hired on the dark web by terrorist organization and sometimes by Government also.
Many things that are ban in the normal world can be found easily on the dark web like criminal books, how to do perfect crime, make recipes using human organs etc.
Many Government secrets are buried in the dark web like secrets about the world wars, who did it , why it was done etc
ONE WRONG CLICK ON THE DARK WEB CAN COMPLETELY RUIN YOUR LIFE
There is a saying about Dark web: "THERE IS NO LOVE ON THE DARK WEB"
TAKEAWAYS:
Web is divided into 3 parts: Surface web, Deep web and Dark Web
Web which is Indexed by search engines is Surface web, the web which is protected by password and contains information related to Government, Organizations, BANKS, Hospital etc is deep web and the Dark web is completely illegal because of the illegal activities on it.
Surface web is less than 5% of the entire internet, Deep web is about 40% and more than 50% is Dark web
Dark web cannot be accessed using normal browsers like chrome, IE. Mozilla. it can only be accessed using TOR browser.
Never open a site with the .onion extension
THIS POST IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY. IT IS ILLEGAL TO GO TO DARK WEB AND ONE WRONG CLICK CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE ON THE DARK WEB. STAY AWAY FROM IT
PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS TOPIC, IF ANY ONE WANTS TO ADD ANY POINT THEY ARE MOST WELCOME!!
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Hey @learnersglobe, you just shared high-quality educational information. All the illegal stuff like selling drugs, girls, weapons, and even contract on killings happen out there.
However, as you said, it's not safe and legal to surf dark web and we should use Tor. In addition to this, I want tell your community that only tor won't give you the full privacy because some Internet service providers may mess up with you when they know that you are using tor. So, it's essential to redirect pages through a good quality VPN. Otherwise, great stuff bro. Keep the good work up.
@samkhan we both are from the same steemit community .. lol
The point you made about VPN is correct. thanks for bringing it up.
Yes, I meant your followers.
@samkhan we are each other's follower. haha..
I also thought that deep and dark web are same, thanks for giving me these information
Nice
I m using internet many years but I read about dark web first time in so details and I m confused that it is very big then our normal internet usage. Well Thank you for your information. I hope you ll bring more interesting articles about world of internet.
@familytree normal internet that we use is less than 5% of the entire web.
Right
What happen if I use dark web it is illegal??
If the government doesn't catch you, hackers will hack your system.. if no one catches you, still you will waste your time on useless things and it will corrupt your brain..
Thanks for this information sir..
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